English

Detailed Synonyms for fight in English

fight:

to fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)

  1. to fight
    to fight; scuffle; to scrap
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
    • scuffle verbe
    • scrap verbe (scraps, scrapped, scrapping)
  2. to fight
    to struggle; to fight; wage ware; keep up the struggle; put up a fight
  3. to fight
    to fight; to combat; to contest; to quarrel; to battle with
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
    • combat verbe (combats, combatted, combatting)
    • contest verbe (contests, contested, contesting)
    • quarrel verbe (quarrels, quarreled, quarreling)
    • battle with verbe (battles with, battled with, battling with)
  4. to fight
    mat; to quarrel; to fight
    • mat verbe
    • quarrel verbe (quarrels, quarreled, quarreling)
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
  5. to fight
    to combat; to struggle; to fight
    • combat verbe (combats, combatted, combatting)
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
  6. to fight
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    to struggle; to contend; to fight
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
      • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
      • the tribesmen fought each other1
      • Siblings are always fighting1
  7. to fight
    – fight against or resist strongly 1
    to oppose; to fight; to defend; to fight back; fight down
    – fight against or resist strongly 1
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
      • The senator said he would oppose the bill1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
      • Don't fight it!1
    • defend verbe (defends, defended, defending)
    • fight back verbe (fights back, fought back, fighting back)
    • fight down verbe
  8. to fight
    – make a strenuous or labored effort 1
    to struggle; to fight
    – make a strenuous or labored effort 1
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
      • She struggled for years to survive without welfare1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
      • He fought for breath1
  9. to fight
    – 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 1
    to press; campaign; to push; to fight; to agitate; crusade
    – 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 1
    • press verbe (presses, pressed, pressing)
    • campaign verbe
    • push verbe (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • The liberal party pushed for reforms1
      • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
    • agitate verbe (agitates, agitated, agitating)
    • crusade verbe

Conjugations for fight:

present
  1. fight
  2. fight
  3. fights
  4. fight
  5. fight
  6. fight
simple past
  1. fought
  2. fought
  3. fought
  4. fought
  5. fought
  6. fought
present perfect
  1. have fought
  2. have fought
  3. has fought
  4. have fought
  5. have fought
  6. have fought
past continuous
  1. was fighting
  2. were fighting
  3. was fighting
  4. were fighting
  5. were fighting
  6. were fighting
future
  1. shall fight
  2. will fight
  3. will fight
  4. shall fight
  5. will fight
  6. will fight
continuous present
  1. am fighting
  2. are fighting
  3. is fighting
  4. are fighting
  5. are fighting
  6. are fighting
subjunctive
  1. be fought
  2. be fought
  3. be fought
  4. be fought
  5. be fought
  6. be fought
diverse
  1. fight!
  2. let's fight!
  3. fought
  4. fighting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

fight [the ~] nom

  1. the fight
    the fight; the scuffle; the tussle
  2. the fight
    the game of rough-and-tumble; the romp; the romping; the fight
  3. the fight
    – a boxing or wrestling match 1
    the fight
    – a boxing or wrestling match 1
    • fight [the ~] nom
      • the fight was on television last night1
  4. the fight
    – a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war 1
    the engagement; the battle; the fight; the conflict
    – a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war 1
    • engagement [the ~] nom
      • he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement1
    • battle [the ~] nom
      • Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga1
    • fight [the ~] nom
    • conflict [the ~] nom
  5. the fight
    – the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 1
    the scrap; the combat; the fight; the fighting
    – the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 1
    • scrap [the ~] nom
      • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap1
    • combat [the ~] nom
    • fight [the ~] nom
      • a fight broke out at the hockey game1
    • fighting [the ~] nom
      • there was fighting in the streets1
  6. the fight
    – an aggressive willingness to compete 1
    the fight; the competitiveness
    – an aggressive willingness to compete 1
  7. the fight
    – an intense verbal dispute 1
    the fight
    – an intense verbal dispute 1
    • fight [the ~] nom
      • a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate1

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Related Definitions for "fight":

  1. a boxing or wrestling match1
    • the fight was on television last night1
  2. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war1
  3. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle1
    • a fight broke out at the hockey game1
  4. an aggressive willingness to compete1
    • the team was full of fight1
  5. an intense verbal dispute1
    • a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate1
  6. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight1
    • the tribesmen fought each other1
    • Siblings are always fighting1
  7. fight against or resist strongly1
    • Don't fight it!1
  8. make a strenuous or labored effort1
    • He fought for breath1
  9. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for1

Related Synonyms for fight