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- Dictionarycombat/ˈkɒmbat/
noun
- 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
verb
- 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
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Dec 14, 2005 · Hello, I'd like to know the difference of meaning between these two forms. I aim at doing / I aim to do. This is unclear to me if they are equivalent or if aim at is a bit aggressive, or if I miss something else... Thanks in advance, Olivier
Jan 10, 2008 · To be "locked inconflict" is a slight variation on the idiom "locked in combat," which is often heard. It evokes a picture of two warriors grappling with one another in hand-to-hand fighting, each unable to separate for fear of giving the other an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Aug 2, 2016 · In your civil war example, the troops formed into lines facing each other before they fought. Saying women fought in the "front" line is saying they faced the enemy, so were at risk of being shot, and also engaged in hand to hand combat when that happened.
Jan 9, 2012 · Just to complicate things further, in a mathematical context "define x" would probably mean "say what x represents", and "determine x" would mean "put a value to x". This might seem to contradict what I proposed above, but it doesn't really: "define x" still contains the idea of giving more detail to describe x; "determine x" means "discover a ...
Jan 11, 2010 · It's difficult sometimes to define the particularity of the use of the definite article "the" in that case, it may be that Buckingham refers to a place and Eiffel refers to the name of the engineer who designed it, i.e. a place and a monument Generally that article is used or omitted to generalize or to define objects such as: I love pizza
Sep 4, 2009 · I'm translating an American cop show to Danish. A rookie makes a suggestion about a plan of action but is dismissed with the words: "You've never run point before." She manages to convince her boss, though, and he says: "We're going to follow Jamie's lead. She's on point." Can somebody help me...
Mar 11, 2010 · In math, we define things precisely so that we can assume that, if X is a Y, then X has all the properties of a Y, and if X has all and only the properties of a Y, then X is a Y. We do this so that our theories are sound, and so that our deductions follow without fail.
Aug 25, 2007 · other than / rather than 1. use fuel other than gasoline 2. use diesel rather than gasoline Does 1 make sense? If it does, what does it really mean? 3. the presence of elements other than iron 4. the presence of elements rather than iron Do they mean the same thing? 5. facebook is the most...
Jun 9, 2024 · “It stands as a crowning achievement in contemporary design, to house the flora of sub-tropical south-west China at the end of a path retracing the steps along the Silk Route, from temperate Europe and across mountains, arid lands and high pastures that brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the richness and glory of gardening in England.
Nov 12, 2018 · I'm not sure if this is the best approach in this case but if you insist: This law is unpassable/impassable, we have to change it before voting session.
