Kilo Lingo

fight

/faɪt/

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Translation

To try to hurt or beat another person or group, often with hands or weapons.

Word origin

From Old English feohtan, the common Germanic word meaning to fight.

Origin
Old English
Root
feohtan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (fight, fights, fought)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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Here "fight" means to try to hurt each other.

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"Fought" is the past form of "fight".

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"Fights" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 18.