fought

[fawt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of fight.

fought

/ fɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of fight

Other Word Forms

• unfought adjective
• well-fought adjective

Example Sentences

Manchester United fought back to beat Crystal Palace on Sunday but they didn't really deserve it.

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The airline sector has fought hard to get back into positive territory for the year but faces a battle to hold on to those gains.

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"Even instant noodles are being fought over now. Our food is gone; we need food and rice. Access to us is completely cut off."

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They were all particularly worried about their 15-year-old brother because the RSF suspected that fleeing men had fought with the army.

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Number eight Corbin Bosch made a valiant 67 off 51 balls as South Africa fought until almost the end.

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