war

Substantiv

1. 1

   Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

   holy war; just war; civil war

   Come on, let vs deale wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to passe that when there falleth out any warre, they ioyne also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and so get them vp out of the land.

   And when yee shall heare of warres, and rumors of warres, be yee not troubled: For such things must needs be, but the end shall not be yet.

   War is indeed a fearful thing and the more I see it the more dreadful it appears.

2. 2

   A particular conflict of this kind.

   All human tribes glad token see In the close of the wars of Grant and Lee.

   A second challenge will be to implement, with our allies, a plan of stability in the Balkans, so that the region's bitter ethnic problems can no longer be exploited by dictators and Americans do not have to cross the Atlantic again to fight in another war.

   a war of succession... a war of attrition... the Cold War... World War III...

3. 3

   Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.

   Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.

   ...These wars are not going away. This is at least a generational struggle.

   the Great Emu War... the Global War on Terrorism...

4. 4

   Any protracted conflict, particularly

   the War on Poverty... the War on Drugs... the War on Christmas...

5. 5

   Any protracted conflict, particularly A sustained campaign against a social problem, idea, set of values, etc.

6. 6

   Any protracted conflict, particularly A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade.

   price wars... Cola Wars... format wars...

7. 7

   Any protracted conflict, particularly A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.

   turf war... gang war... Castellammarese War...

8. 8

   Any protracted conflict, particularly An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue.

   flame war... edit war...

9. 9

   veraltetAn assembly of weapons; instruments of war.

   The God of Love himſelf inhabits there, With all his rage, and dread, and grief, and care, His complement of ſtores, and total war...

10. 10

    veraltetArmed forces.

    On thir imbattelld ranks the Waves return, And overwhelm thir Warr

11. 11

    Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.

    We played crazy eights, war, fifty-two card pickup. Rudy flipped the whole deck across the table at me and the cards sailed to the floor, kings, queens, deuces.

Verb

1. 1

   To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

   ...to war the Scot, and borders to defend...

   And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they slew all the males

   Once more vnto the Breach, Deare friends, once more... Be Coppy now to men of groſſer blood, And teach them how to Warre.

   This vein of reflection, warring with his inner knowledge that he had been driven by fear and hatred . . ., produced an exhausting whirl in his thoughts.

2. 2

   To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

   […], that thou by them mighteſt warre a good warfare,[…].

   By God, that man does war honour.

Formen

Plural

wars

Präteritum

warred

Partizip II

warred

Partizip I

warring

3. Person Singular

wars