"at war" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (literal, typically with with or against) Fighting in a war. Translations (fighting in a war): 處於戰爭狀態 /处于战争状态 (chǔyú zhànzhēng zhuàngtài) (Chinese Mandarin), 交戰 /交战 (jiāozhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), sodassa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-at_war-en-prep_phrase-Arr7CFTj Disambiguation of 'fighting in a war': 97 3
  2. (figurative, by extension) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with). Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: at odds Translations (vigorously opposed to): 互相衝突 /互相冲突 (hùxiāng chōngtū) (Chinese Mandarin), sodassa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-at_war-en-prep_phrase-ZMwcZojo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'vigorously opposed to': 4 96
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