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go to war

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɡoʊ tə ˈwɔːr/ · UK /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈwɔː/

go to war means: Begin fighting another country or group with weapons.

verb

START WARB1

Begin fighting another country or group with weapons.

  • The two countries went to war.
  • They refused to go to war over a small island.
  • Will the government go to war with its neighbor?

How to use it: go to war with someone (The two countries went to war with each other.); go to war over something (The nations went to war over the border.)

Similar words: wage war, enter a war

Opposites: make peace

Common phrases: go to war, go to war again

LEAVE TO FIGHTB1

Leave home to serve as a soldier in a war.

  • Her father went to war at eighteen.
  • Many young men left their villages to go to war.
  • He kissed his children goodbye before going to war.

Similar words: go off to fight, leave for war

Common phrases: go to war, go to war overseas

Questions about go to war

What does go to war mean?

Begin fighting another country or group with weapons.

What is go to war in other languages?

Türkçe: savaşa girmek · Español: entrar en guerra · Français: entrer en guerre · Deutsch: in den Krieg ziehen · Italiano: entrare in guerra · 日本語: 戦争を始める

How do you pronounce go to war?

In American English /ˌɡoʊ tə ˈwɔːr/; in British English /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈwɔː/.

How do you use go to war in a sentence?

The two countries went to war. They refused to go to war over a small island.

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