go to war

Verb

intransitive

Japanese Meaning

戦争に突入する、武力衝突に参加する / 戦争に参加するために家を出て、軍隊へ加わる

If diplomacy fails, nations may ultimately go to war to protect their interests.

外交が失敗すれば、諸国は最終的に利益を守るために開戦するかもしれない。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.

Sense（2）

(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.

goes to war

（ present singular third-person ）

going to war

（ participle present ）

went to war

（ past ）

gone to war

（ participle past ）