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- DictionaryFight/fīt/
verb
- 1. take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons: "the men were fighting"
noun
- 1. a violent confrontation or struggle: "we'll get into a fight and wind up with bloody noses"
When you fight, you dispute or argue. Everyone disagrees from time to time, but it's sad when close friends fight. The verb fight means to engage in a struggle that involves conflict — and as a noun, fight is the conflict itself. A fight can take a physical form, like a boxing match or a playground skirmish, or it can happen with words, like ...
3 days ago · to oppose or struggle against (an enemy) in battle. 2. to oppose or struggle against (a person, thing, cause, etc) in any manner. 3. (transitive) to engage in or carry on (a battle, contest, etc) 4. (when intr often foll by for) to uphold or maintain (a cause, ideal, etc) by fighting or struggling. to fight for freedom.
fight [sing.] the work of trying to stop or prevent something bad or achieve something good; an act of competing, especially in a sport: Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies. war or fight?
to try hard to stop something bad happening: He fought against racism. New measures have been introduced to fight crime. Aspirin and vitamin C help fight colds and flu. fight verb (TRY TO ACHIEVE) B2. to try hard to achieve something you want or think is right: They are fighting for their freedom.
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.
This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object: The Republicans and the Nationalists fought. In this sentence, fight is intransitive and does not have an object. You can also say: The Republicans and the Nationalists fought each other.
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIGHT. 1. a : to use weapons or physical force to try to hurt someone, to defeat an enemy, etc. : to struggle in battle or physical combat. [no object] The soldiers fought bravely. 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.
