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

Eisner, who owns a pair of apartments at the Pierre and has openly fought with current management, just bought a place, just one block south on Fifth Avenue. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

The women told police that before the shooting, one of them was involved in a fight with another woman. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

If someone has to fight with an app to turn on a light, the upgrade isn’t working. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Wallace has faced multiple lawsuits over his work, including from Blake Lively during her legal fight with Baldoni. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026