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warrest

warrest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of war.

Meaning of war

Verb

war (third-person singular simple present wars, present participle warring, simple past and past participle warred)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
    • ...to war the Scot, and borders to defend...1595, Samuel Daniel, The First Four Books of the Civil Wars
  2. (transitive) To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
    • […], that thou by them mighteſt warre a good warfare,[…].1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 1:18, column 2

See all 19 meanings of war

Origin of warrest

war + -est

Questions about warrest

What is warrest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Warrest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of war.

Words near warrest in the dictionary

  1. Warrensburg
  2. Warrentinna
  3. Warrenton
  4. Warrenville
  5. warres
  6. warrest
  7. warreth
  8. warrey
  9. warreyed
  10. warreying
  11. warreys

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