fight
[ fahyt ]
/ faɪt /
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noun
verb (used without object), fought, fight·ing.
to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.
verb (used with object), fought, fight·ing.
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Idioms for fight
Origin of fight
before 900; (v.) Middle English fi(g)hten,Old English fe(o)htan (cognate with German fechten); (noun) Middle English fi(g)ht,Old English feohte, (ge)feoht, derivative of the v. base
synonym study for fight
1, 2. Fight, combat, conflict, contest denote a struggle of some kind. Fight connotes a hand-to-hand struggle for supremacy, literally or in a figurative sense. Combat suggests an armed encounter, as in war. Conflict implies a bodily, mental, or moral struggle caused by opposing views, beliefs, etc. Contest applies to either a friendly or a hostile struggle for a definite prize or aim.
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Words nearby fight
Figaro, fig-bird, figeater, figger, figgy, fight, fight back, fighter, fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter pilot
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British Dictionary definitions for fight
fight
/ (faɪt) /
verb fights, fighting or fought
noun
See also fight back, fight off
Derived forms of fight
fighting, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for fight
Old English feohtan; related to Old Frisian fiuchta, Old Saxon, Old High German fehtan to fight
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