Definition of fight
fought
play \ˈfȯt\;fighting
intransitive verb
1a : to contend in battle or physical combat; especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons The soldiers fought bravely.b : to engage in boxing He will fight for the heavyweight title next month.
2 : to put forth a determined effort They were fighting to stay awake.
transitive verb
1a (1) : to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat fought the invaders of his homeland was fighting a forest fire (2) : to box against in the ring fought several strong contendersb (1) : to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of the company fought the takeover attempt (2) : to oppose the passage or development of fight a bill in Congress
2a : wage, carry on fight a battleb : to take part in (a boxing match or similar contest)
3 : to struggle to endure or surmount fight a cold is fighting cancer
4a : to gain by struggle fights his way throughb : to resolve by struggle fought out their differences in court
5a : to manage (a ship) in a battle or stormb : to cause to struggle or contendc : to manage in an unnecessarily rough or awkward manner
fight shy of
: to avoid facing or meeting
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Examples of fight in a Sentence
When he was young he was always fighting.
He fought like a tiger.
The U.S. and Germany fought in World Wars I and II.
They vowed to fight the invaders of their homeland.
The U.S. fought Germany in World Wars I and II.
He and his wife are always fighting over money.
We were fighting to protect our jobs.
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Instead, the hodgepodge rescue allowed the Allies to regroup and fight another day.
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Drones have become the newest crime-fighting tool for police departments across the country.
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While two men made out on the next table over, Stinson made one unlikely shot after another until some regulars wanted to fight.
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Science advocacy groups have fought Smith tooth and nail, saying that his proposals would hinder NSF’s ability to support multidisciplinary research and to respond quickly to unexpected opportunities across the entire scientific landscape.
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In the film, keeping his Spider-Man identity from his friends proves to be too much of a challenge for Peter when his friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) catches him sneaking back into his room after an evening fighting crime.
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At the beginning of his presidency, Mr Trump and his advisers dreamed of a grand bargain with Russia, lifting sanctions in exchange for help fighting Islamic State and containing China, though such a deal was never struck.
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Preview clips show the kids fighting over which bedroom would belong to which kid, and imagining where a trampoline would go in the backyard.
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According to details about the Wonder Woman sequel acquired by Screen Rant, the superhero will fight against Soviet Russia toward the end of the Cold War in the follow-up to this summer's box office smash.
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Origin and Etymology of fight
Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High German fehtan to fight and perhaps to Latin pectere to comb — more at pectinate
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Definition of fight
Examples of fight in a Sentence
A fight broke out in the bar.
When he was young he was always getting into fights.
He got into another fight with his wife about money.
a fight for the heavyweight title
Recent Examples of fight from the Web
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Two Different Accounts The fight that led to his death broke out around 3 a.m. local time in a bar — during a night devoted to Serbians.
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Beneath the surface of the unusual unity the European Union has shown in the face of Brexit negotiations looms a serious fight over money among the other 27 nations.
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And despite Spider-Man: Homecoming making so many smart choices, truly nothing can stop a superhero movie from having an overlong final fight that eventually devolves into two people bashing each other in low light.
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Andretti continues to stay positive throughout his fight.
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These days most Berkeley students feel that the university has been used as a symbolic location for a fight between groups that don’t represent us.
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The stabbing occurred about 11:40 a.m. last Tuesday after the two teens, both attending summer classes at Ramona High, engaged in a fight, according to reports.
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The hardest thing in the world is to watch your baby fight for his life, struggling to breathe, and not be able to fix it.
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This revelation comes after professional female athletes have led public fights for equitable pay in sports like hockey and soccer.
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Origin and Etymology of fight
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FIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
fight
playDefinition of fight for English Language Learners
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: to use weapons or physical force to try to hurt someone, to defeat an enemy, etc. : to struggle in battle or physical combat
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: to be involved in (a battle, struggle, etc.)
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: to argue in an angry way
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Definition of fight for English Language Learners
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: a violent physical struggle between opponents
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: an argument or quarrel
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: a boxing match
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