Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with combat in American Collocation
combat
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈkɑmˌbæt/
actively
effectively
successfully
It was a threat that some felt was not being combated effectively.
climate change
crime
discrimination
disease
fraud
global warming
inflation
poverty
problem
racism
terrorism
threat
unemployment
violence
Schools and colleges have an important role to play in combating everyday racism.