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fight

/fˈaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Fight means: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.

Synonyms for fight21

noun, as in a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

battle, conflict, engagement

noun, as in the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

fighting, combat, scrap

noun, as in an aggressive willingness to compete

competitiveness

verb, as in exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate, advertise, advertize, promote

verb, as in fight against or resist strongly

oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

verb, as in be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

contend, struggle

verb, as in make a strenuous or labored effort

struggle

What does fight mean?9

verb

1

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for“The liberal party pushed for reforms”

2

fight against or resist strongly“The senator said he would oppose the bill”

3

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight“the tribesmen fought each other”

4

make a strenuous or labored effort“She struggled for years to survive without welfare”

noun

1

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga”

2

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle“a fight broke out at the hockey game”

3

an aggressive willingness to compete“the team was full of fight”

4

an intense verbal dispute“a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate”

5

a boxing or wrestling match“the fight was on television last night”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fight?47

three syllables

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All 47 rhymes for fight, grouped by syllable

Fight in a sentence

  • Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.mcq
  • Without supplies, his army could not fight very long.Source_VOA
  • To pick a fight with her, that's courageous.AlanF_US
  • You may be forced to fight, whether you want to or not.CK
  • We don't fight for trendy clothes, we fight for justice.erikspen
  • We put up a good fight, but lost anyway.sharptoothed
  • You two had a big fight last night, didn't you?CK
  • You two had a fight today, didn't you?Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fight

as a noun

plural
fights

as a verb

past tense
fought
past participle
fought
present participle
fighting
third-person singular
fights