fight with

phrasal verb

fought with; fighting with; fights with

1

: to fight against (someone or something)

He fought with his wife over/about money.

The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.

He fought with several worthy opponents.

2

: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)

The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.

3

: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)

They were fighting with knives.

They fought with their fists.

Examples of fight with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But neither has come close to attracting the kind of audience enjoyed by X. X’s fight with Moraes began during the October 2022 election, in which Bolsonaro failed to win a second term. —Ramon Sahmkow, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024

Encinitas' fights with the state over attempts to increase housing development have framed the county's coastal politics for a decade. —Andrew Keatts, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024

On a new episode of Sister Wives, Kody, 55, gets into a fight with his wife Robyn Brown, 45, as the two discuss their family's estrangement. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024

Prosecutors accused Hubbard, 72, of receiving $1,000 per month in exchange for fighting with a territorial defense unit of Ukraine's military in the eastern city of Izyum since the war began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Feb. of 2022. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024