Information about the word battle (English → Esperanto: batali)

Synonyms: contend, fight, strive

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈbætl/
Hyphenationbat·tle
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐰𐐻𐑊

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) battle(I) battled
(thou) battlest(thou) battledst
(he) battles, battleth(he) battled
(we) battle(we) battled
(you) battle(you) battled
(they) battle(they) battled
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) battle (I) battled
(thou) battle(thou) battled
(he) battle(he) battled
(we) battle(we) battled
(you) battle(you) battled
(they) battle(they) battled
Imperative mood
battle
Participles
Present participlePast participle
battlingbattled

Usage samples

Since Saturday’s surprise assault, Israeli aircraft have been pounding Gaza targets while its ground forces have battled to retake control of border villages and towns overrun by Palestinian gunmen.

Translations

Afrikaansveg
Albanianluftoj
Catalanbatallar
Czechbojovat
Danishkæmpe
Dutchstrijden; vechten; slag leveren
English (Old English)fehtan; winnan
Esperantobatali
Faeroeseberjast
Finnishtaistella
Frenchbatailler; combattre; luter
Germankämpfen
Greekαγωνίζομαι
Hungarianharcol; kűzd; verekszik
Icelandicslást
Jamaican Patoisfait
Latinbattuere; dimicare; fendere; pugnare; luctare
Luxemburgishstreiden
Malayberkelahi; kelahi; lawan
Norwegianslåss
Papiamentobringa
Polishwalczyć
Portugueselutar
Russianбороться
Saterland Frisiankämpfje; kampje
Scotsfecht
Scottish Gaelicsabaid
Spanishbatallar
Srananstreyfeti
Swedishkämpa; slåss; strida
Thaiต่อสู้
West Frisianfjochtsje
Yiddishקעמפֿן