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.
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
Origin and Etymology of fight
see 1fight
FIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
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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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