fight

1 of 2

verb

ˈfīt

fought ˈfȯt How to pronounce fight (audio)

; fighting

intransitive verb

: to contend in battle or physical combat

especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons

The soldiers fought bravely.

: to engage in boxing

He will fight for the heavyweight title next month.

: to put forth a determined effort

They were fighting to stay awake.

transitive verb

a(1)

: to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat

fought the invaders of his homeland

was fighting a forest fire

(2)

: to box against in the ring

fought several strong contenders

b(1)

: to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of

the company fought the takeover attempt

(2)

: to oppose the passage or development of

fight a bill in Congress

: wage, carry on

fight a battle

: to take part in (a boxing match or similar contest)

: to struggle to endure or surmount

fight a cold

is fighting cancer

: to gain by struggle

fights his way through

: to resolve by struggle

fought out their differences in court

: to manage (a ship) in a battle or storm

: to cause to struggle or contend

: to manage in an unnecessarily rough or awkward manner

fight

2 of 2

noun

: a hostile encounter : battle, combat

: a boxing match

: a verbal disagreement : argument

: a struggle for a goal or an objective

a fight for justice

: strength or disposition for fighting : pugnacity

still full of fight

Example Sentences

Verb When he was young he was always fighting. He fought like a tiger. The U.S. and Germany fought in World Wars I and II. They vowed to fight the invaders of their homeland. The U.S. fought Germany in World Wars I and II. He and his wife are always fighting over money. We were fighting to protect our jobs. Noun A fight broke out in the bar. When he was young he was always getting into fights. He got into another fight with his wife about money. a fight for the heavyweight title See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

All future profits will be aimed to help fight the climate crisis.

Steve Coogan, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Later Monday, Biden plans to discuss how biotech can help fight cancer in remarks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.

Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 For more on how to help fight to restore a woman’s right to choose, see ELLE’s guide here.

Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2022 The course draws union workers and others eager to work on future wind farms that the Biden administration wants to dot U.S. coastlines to help fight climate change.

Jennifer Mcdermott, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 The legislation includes a historic $370 billion in tax incentives and other programs to help fight climate change.

Ari Natter, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Adequate amounts of vitamin D is needed to help fight off disease-causing germs like viruses, bacteria and parasites.

Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 To help fight stubborn acne, Neutrogena recently launched two new acne-fighting products: Stubborn Texture Liquid Exfoliating Treatment and Stubborn Acne Ultra-Thin Blemish Patches.

Manee Magee, SELF, 31 Aug. 2022 The Pentagon prepares to send more weapons to Ukraine to help fight Russian troops at closer ranges.

Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022

Noun

Here's how the fight played out from the perspective of USA TODAY Sports' Lance Pugmire.

Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge, a decision that essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal.

Bob Christie, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 All which makes tonight’s fight, between Álvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin in Las Vegas, all the more crucial for Álvarez.

Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Sep. 2022 The fight was moved from May to September, and Álvarez was banned for six months.

Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 The movie follows Janie's determined fight to rescue her daughter.

Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2022 Though getting hangry would probably be good fodder for those fight scenes.

Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2022 But, the prosecutor continued, Caffey was the aggressor and never tried to withdraw from the fight or give up, and Swagerty did not Tase, pepper spray or strike Caffey.

Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 The scorched-earth fight over a shrinking supply of water in Western states is playing out in key midterm races along the depleted Colorado River.

Libby Cathey, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

fight 1 of 2

verb

ˈfīt

fought

ˈfȯt

; fighting

: to struggle in battle or in physical combat

: to argue angrily : quarrel

: to try hard

She fought to stay awake.

: to struggle against

fight discrimination

fight

2 of 2

noun

: a meeting in battle or in physical combat

: quarrel entry 1 sense 1

: strength or desire for fighting

After being wrongly blamed, I was full of fight.

单词	fight shy of
释义	fight 1 of 2 verb ˈfīt fought ˈfȯt ; fighting intransitive verb 1 a : to contend in battle or physical combat especially : to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons The soldiers fought bravely. b : to engage in boxing He will fight for the heavyweight title next month. 2 : to put forth a determined effort They were fighting to stay awake. transitive verb 1 a(1) : to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat fought the invaders of his homeland was fighting a forest fire (2) : to box against in the ring fought several strong contenders b(1) : to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of the company fought the takeover attempt (2) : to oppose the passage or development of fight a bill in Congress 2 a : wage, carry on fight a battle b : to take part in (a boxing match or similar contest) 3 : to struggle to endure or surmount fight a cold is fighting cancer 4 a : to gain by struggle fights his way through b : to resolve by struggle fought out their differences in court 5 a : to manage (a ship) in a battle or storm b : to cause to struggle or contend c : to manage in an unnecessarily rough or awkward manner fight 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a hostile encounter : battle, combat b : a boxing match c : a verbal disagreement : argument 2 : a struggle for a goal or an objective a fight for justice 3 : strength or disposition for fighting : pugnacity still full of fight Phrases fight shy of : to avoid facing or meeting Synonyms Verb battle clash (with) combat scrimmage (with) skirmish (with) war (against) Noun battle clash combat conflict contest dustup fracas fray hassle scrap scrimmage scrum scuffle skirmish struggle tussle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb When he was young he was always fighting. He fought like a tiger. The U.S. and Germany fought in World Wars I and II. They vowed to fight the invaders of their homeland. The U.S. fought Germany in World Wars I and II. He and his wife are always fighting over money. We were fighting to protect our jobs. Noun A fight broke out in the bar. When he was young he was always getting into fights. He got into another fight with his wife about money. a fight for the heavyweight title See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb All future profits will be aimed to help fight the climate crisis. Steve Coogan, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Later Monday, Biden plans to discuss how biotech can help fight cancer in remarks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 For more on how to help fight to restore a woman’s right to choose, see ELLE’s guide here. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2022 The course draws union workers and others eager to work on future wind farms that the Biden administration wants to dot U.S. coastlines to help fight climate change. Jennifer Mcdermott, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 The legislation includes a historic $370 billion in tax incentives and other programs to help fight climate change. Ari Natter, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Adequate amounts of vitamin D is needed to help fight off disease-causing germs like viruses, bacteria and parasites. Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 To help fight stubborn acne, Neutrogena recently launched two new acne-fighting products: Stubborn Texture Liquid Exfoliating Treatment and Stubborn Acne Ultra-Thin Blemish Patches. Manee Magee, SELF, 31 Aug. 2022 The Pentagon prepares to send more weapons to Ukraine to help fight Russian troops at closer ranges. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Noun Here's how the fight played out from the perspective of USA TODAY Sports' Lance Pugmire. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge, a decision that essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal. Bob Christie, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 All which makes tonight’s fight, between Álvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin in Las Vegas, all the more crucial for Álvarez. Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Sep. 2022 The fight was moved from May to September, and Álvarez was banned for six months. Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 The movie follows Janie's determined fight to rescue her daughter. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2022 Though getting hangry would probably be good fodder for those fight scenes. Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2022 But, the prosecutor continued, Caffey was the aggressor and never tried to withdraw from the fight or give up, and Swagerty did not Tase, pepper spray or strike Caffey. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 The scorched-earth fight over a shrinking supply of water in Western states is playing out in key midterm races along the depleted Colorado River. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High German fehtan to fight and perhaps to Latin pectere to comb — more at pectinate First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing fight fight back a fight for one's life fight fire with fire fight like cat and dog fight game fight it out fight for one's life fight one's way fight on fight off fight like cats and dogs fight song fight shy of fight the good fight fight to the finish fight with pick a fight/quarrel pick a fight pillow fight snowball fight fight a losing battle fight back the tears fight-or-flight pre-fight fight for breath fight for fight back tears food fight See More fight back a fight for one's life fight fire with fire fight like cat and dog fight game fight it out fight for one's life fight one's way fight on fight off fight like cats and dogs fight song fight shy of fight the good fight fight to the finish fight with pick a fight/quarrel pick a fight pillow fight snowball fight fight a losing battle fight back the tears fight-or-flight pre-fight fight for breath fight for fight back tears food fight See More Kids Definition fight 1 of 2 verb ˈfīt fought ˈfȯt ; fighting 1 : to struggle in battle or in physical combat 2 : to argue angrily : quarrel 3 : to try hard She fought to stay awake. 4 : to struggle against fight discrimination fight 2 of 2 noun 1 : a meeting in battle or in physical combat 2 : quarrel entry 1 sense 1 3 : strength or desire for fighting After being wrongly blamed, I was full of fight. fight shy of phrase as in avoid to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery They'd always managed to fight shy of legal recourse. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance avoid evade escape steer clear of shuffle (out of) stay clear of weasel (out of) scape shun elude keep clear of shake eschew dodge prevent get around deflect ward (off) duck eliminate rule out finesse shirk parry exclude preclude miss obviate thwart circumvent avert except ban foil debar outsmart fox divert outwit bypass bar overreach skirt frustrate outfox Antonyms & Near Antonyms accept pursue court seek embrace contract welcome catch incur See More
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fight

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