fight with

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

For months, the Administration has been involved in a legal fight with dozens of states over allegations that noncitizens are on their voter rolls. — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Thomas picked fights with Maricopa County Superior Court judges for conducting DUI classes in Spanish. — Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Heather Diehl | Getty Images Silicon Valley's bid to dominate artificial intelligence politics has devolved into a fight with itself. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, a young deaf-mute woman named Chieko (Rinko Kikuchi) is grappling with the loss of her mother by suicide, fighting with her equally bereft father (Koji Yakusho) and trying to deal with the frustrations of adolescence. — Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026