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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