Pronunciation Verb
fight (fights, present participle fighting; past fought, past participle fought)
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.
- (reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
- (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
- The battle was fought just over that hill.
- 1856, Thomas Macaulay, Life of Samuel Johnson
- was left to fight his way through the world.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, 2 Timothy 4:7 ↗:
- I have fought a good fight.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- The government pledged to fight corruption.
- (transitive, archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
- to fight cocks; to fight one's ship
- (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- See also Thesaurus:fight
- French: se battre, guerroyer in war
- German: kämpfen, fechten, streiten (archaic)
- Italian: lottare, azzuffarsi, battersi
- Portuguese: lutar com, contra
- Russian: дра́ться
- Spanish: pelear, luchar, batirse
- German: kämpfen
- Italian: combattere
- Portuguese: lutar
- Russian: боро́ться
- Spanish: luchar
- Portuguese: lutar
- Russian: би́ться
- French: combattre
- German: kämpfen gegen, kämpfen mit
- Italian: combattere
- Portuguese: combater, lutar
- Russian: би́ться
- Spanish: combatir
fight
- An occasion of fighting.
- One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.
- (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
- I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- I'll put up a fight to save this company.
- (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
- That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all. As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.
- (obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships.
- Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
- See also Thesaurus:fight
- French: lutte, combat
- German: Kampf
- Italian: lotta, incontro
- Portuguese: luta, briga
- Russian: дра́ка
- Spanish: lucha
- French: bataille
- German: Kampf, Schlacht
- Italian: battaglia, combattimento
- Portuguese: batalha, luta
- Russian: би́тва
- French: combativité
- German: Streit
- Portuguese: luta
- Russian: борьба́
- German: Kampfgeist
- Portuguese: combatividade
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