Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go to war

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables
go -to war
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enter into an armed conflict.

Intransitive verb

verb

(of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes to war (present, singular) going to war (participle, present) went to war (past) gone to war (participle, past)

Synonyms

take arms take up arms

Questions

What does go to war mean?
To enter into an armed conflict.

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