Meanings
verbgo to war (third-person singular simple present goes to war, present participle going to war, simple past went to war, past participle gone to war)
present singular third person goes to war · participle present going to war · past went to war · participle past gone to war
- intransitive(of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish käydä sotaan, lähteä sotaan
- käydä sotaanto enter armed conflict
- lähteä sotaanto depart home to join army at war
French entrer en guerre
- entrer en guerreto enter armed conflict
German in den Krieg ziehen
- in den Krieg ziehento enter armed conflict
Italian entrare in guerra
- entrare in guerrato enter armed conflict
Polish iść na wojnę, pójść na wojnę
- iść na wojnęto enter armed conflict
- pójść na wojnęto enter armed conflict
Romanian merge la război, pleca la război
- merge la războito enter armed conflict
- pleca la războito enter armed conflict
Russian идти на войну
- идти на войну (idti na vojnu)to enter armed conflict
Spanish ir a la guerra
- ir a la guerrato enter armed conflict
Swedish dra ut i krig
- dra ut i krigto enter armed conflict
Cite this entry
APA
go to war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20war
MLA
“go to war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20war. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to war,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20war.
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