Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Used to order an attack, a summons to war or battle.
Translations
Catalan a armes, a les armes
- a armesto arms
- a les armesto arms
Dutch te wapen
- te wapento arms
Finnish aseisiin
- aseisiinto arms
French aux armes
- aux armesto arms
Greek σηκώστε τ’ άρματα
- σηκώστε τ’ άρματα (sikóste t’ ármata)to arms
Icelandic til vopna
- til vopnato arms
Italian all'arme
- all'armeto arms
Latin ad arma
- ad armato arms
Polish do broni
- do bronito arms
Portuguese às armas
- às armasto arms
Russian к ору́жию
- к ору́жию (k orúžiju)to arms
Spanish ¡a las armas
- ¡a las armasto arms
Swedish i gevär
- i gevärto arms
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APA
to arms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20arms
MLA
“to arms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20arms. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to arms,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20arms.
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