combattere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈbat.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -attere
  • Hyphenation: com‧bàt‧te‧re

Verb

combàttere (first-person singular present combàtto, first-person singular past historic combattéi, past participle combattùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, also figurative) to fight; to combat
    Synonyms: lottare, guerreggiare, scontrarsi, affrontare, aggredire, assalire, attaccare, avversare, osteggiare, opporsi, contrastare, contendere, misurarsi, gareggiare, cimentarsi
  2. (transitive, passive voice) to agitate or stir
    Synonyms: agitare, sconvolgere
    il mare era combattuto dai venti
    the sea was agitated by the winds
    1. to torment or distress
      era combattuto dalla scelta
      he was tormented by the choice
    2. to be in doubt [+ [Term?] (object) = between (two or more choices)]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Tarantino

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.

Verb

combattere

  1. to fight

Conjugation

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