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What is a basic definition of fight?
A fight is a battle, contest, struggle, argument, or any clash that involves at least two opposing sides. Fight is also to engage in combat or to struggle with something. Fight has several other senses as a noun and a verb.
The most common type of fight is a physical struggle between two or more people (and/or animals) that involves violence. If two men are punching and kicking each other, they are in a fight or having a fight. Fight is also used more generally to refer to any struggle, argument, or contest in which two or more sides are battling against each other, literally or figuratively.
- Real-life examples: Rowdy soccer fans sometimes have fights. Couples and families sometimes have fights, meaning arguments, when they disagree with each other. A person who is in a fight with cancer is trying to beat it by surviving the disease.
- Used in a sentence: Luanne is still sulking after our fight over who the best James Bond is.
As a verb, fight means to engage in a battle or physical combat. This sense can also refer to wars between countries. The past tense of fight is fought. A person who is involved in a fight is called a fighter.
- Real-life examples: People who hate each other often want to fight and harm each other. Two dogs that both want the same territory will fight and try to bite each other. The United States fought Spain during the Spanish American War.
- Used in a sentence: The man was punched in the face as he tried to fight his hated enemy.
Fight is used also figuratively to mean to struggle against anything.
- Real-life examples: Farmers often fight insects and bad weather. The police fight crime. People fight boredom by watching television or spending time with friends.
- Used in a sentence: The government tried to fight poverty by lowering taxes and providing more welfare programs.
Where does fight come from?
The first records of fight come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English word fe(o)htan. It is related to the German fechten.
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How is fight used in real life?
Fight is a very common word that often refers to battles, both real and figurative.
Just got in a big fight with my mom and didn’t cry, I’m getting powerful 😳🤚🏽🔥🙈
— Sarah A (@saraahaljurdi) December 5, 2020
I broke up a fight between some Ole Miss and Auburn sorority girls at Little Italy last night and I’ve never felt more powerful
— dunc city (@whduncan) October 8, 2017
I'm about to start a fight with my iPhone only because it says it's Wednesday and that has to be a lie right
— Jessica Kleinschmidt (@KleinschmidtJD) March 25, 2020
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Is fight used correctly in the following sentence?
Both men looked ready for a fight, preparing to hurt each other as much as possible.