fight
//faɪt//
Forms
- present (v1)
- fight
- past (v2)
- fought
- past participle (v3)
- fought
- present participle
- fighting
- 3rd person singular
- fights
- Plural
- fights
Definitions
1.Senses relating to physical conflict:
- My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
- Our soldiers fought the battle just over that hill.
- The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
2.To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
3.To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- The government pledged to fight corruption.
- I fought a sneeze as Max took my hand and led me into the chapel.
4.Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- The higher the saturation, the more the colors fight, and the more users will be looking at your design instead of your content.
1.A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?
2.A boxing or martial arts match.
- I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
3.A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- I’ll put up a fight to save this company.
4.An occasion of fighting.
- One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #625
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”).