wage
verb/weɪdʒ/
/weɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wage | /weɪdʒ/ /weɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it wages | /ˈweɪdʒɪz/ /ˈweɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple waged | /weɪdʒd/ /weɪdʒd/ |
| past participle waged | /weɪdʒd/ /weɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form waging | /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.
- wage something The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007.
- He made the decision to wage war.
- wage something against/on somebody/something He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed.
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