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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

do battle en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To engage in a fight; to battle.
    • Many suburban trains in Birmingham do battle with inter-city ones on flat junctions either side of Birmingham New Street. 2026 February 4, Olly Glover, “Rethink urban transport”, in Railway Magazine, number 1054, page 15:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
did battle Tense=Past lexicographic
does battle Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
done battle Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
doing battle Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

give battle · battle it out