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

In her pristine Los Angeles kitchen, Nora Lum—the actor, comedian, and rapper better known as Awkwafina—is standing over a stove with two burners and losing the fight with both. — Elissa Suh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

The stance from Dimon echoes an earlier fight with fintech firms over access to customer data. — Hugh Son,laya Neelakandan,leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

The alleged attacker was also injured in the fight with the victim. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

This crazy thing happened around 2005, where [people] were hired by evening papers to instigate fights with famous people. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026