battle out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To sort something out by fighting or arguing hard about it.
Literal meaning: To battle (fight) something out — to drive it to a conclusion through combat.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To settle a dispute, difference, or competition through prolonged fighting, argument, or contest.
"The two nations finally battled out their territorial dispute in international arbitration."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To endure or survive a struggle by fighting through to the end.
"The team battled out a narrow draw despite being down to ten men."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less fixed and common than 'battle it out.' Can take a direct object (e.g., 'battle out a solution'). Used in contexts of legal disputes, negotiations, and sports.
Commonly used with
differences dispute solution agreement draw result
Forms
Base
battle out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
battles out
he/she/it
Past simple
battled out
yesterday
Past participle
battled out
have + pp
-ing form
battling out
continuous
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