war

war is on the Basic English 850 List.

wall - war - warm

war is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

want - war - warm

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /woʊr/ or /wɔː(r)/
• SAMPA: /wO:(r)/

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Noun

Singular war

Plural wars

1. War is when armies or countries fight against each other.

   Those two countries are always at war.

Verb

Plain form war

Third-person singular wars

Past tense warred

Past participle warred

Present participle warring

1. If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.