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combatting

combatting is the present participle and gerund of combat.

Meaning of combat

Verb

combat (third-person singular simple present combats, present participle combating or combatting, simple past and past participle combated or combatted)

  1. (transitive) To fight; to struggle against.
    • It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.
  2. (intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
    • To combat with a blind man I disdain.1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes

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Questions about combatting

What is combatting the present participle and gerund of?
Combatting is the present participle and gerund of combat.

Words near combatting in the dictionary

  1. combativities
  2. combativity
  3. combats
  4. combattant
  5. combatted
  6. combatting
  7. combatworthy
  8. combava
  9. combavas
  10. combe
  11. Combe Florey

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