fight for

phrasal verb

fought for; fighting for; fights for

1

: to fight in support of (something)

young soldiers fighting for their country

This is a cause that's worth fighting for.

2

: to fight or struggle to get, keep, or achieve (something)

The team is fighting for a spot in the play-offs.

The two armies fought all night for control of the fort.

They had to fight for survival.

Examples of fight for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her course to bobsled success has been arduous and circuitous, including moments of firsts for a woman – one of the firsts to pilot a mixed-gender team in four-man, and the first to drive an all-female team against men in a World Cup – and fights for a woman. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

And still fighting for full equality. —Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026

Poland’s communist government brutally suppressed the Solidarity Movement during the 1980s as the country’s workers used protests, labor organizing and labor strikes to fight for rights and freedoms. —Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026

The most interesting characters are fighting for something, trying to prove something, or are… sensitive. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for fight for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore