War With vs War On vs War Against?

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mankey: Legendary Member; Posts: 627; Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:12 am; Thanked: 4 times; Followed by:1 members

by mankey » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:25 am

Dear Experts

Wanted to know which out of these is/are a correct expression:

War With vs War On vs War Against?

Thanks
Mankey

Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:25 am

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by chufus » Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:23 pm

They were at "war with"

They declare "war on"

they fought a "war against"

Depends on the context of the sentence..

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by avik.ch » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:03 am

mankey wrote:Dear Experts

Wanted to know which out of these is/are a correct expression:

War With vs War On vs War Against?

Thanks
Mankey

All are correct and the usage is dependent on the meaning of the sentence.

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