"at war" meaning in English

See at war in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at war, {{en-PP}} at war
  1. (literal, typically with with or against) Fighting in a war.
    Sense id: en-at_war-en-prep_phrase-Arr7CFTj
  2. (figurative, by extension) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with). Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: at odds Translations (Translations): sodassa (Finnish), en guerre (French), im Krieg (German), in guerra (Italian), en guerra (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_war-en-prep_phrase-ZMwcZojo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 5 95

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