Definition
to fight: to combat, to battle, to oppose, to engage in conflict
When they were told to leave the bar, they fought in the street.
When the US fought in Iraq, a lot of people were killed.
This is an irregular verb:
I fight / I fought / I have fought
a fight: a struggle, a battle, a conflict, a war; an argument, a dispute
Pronunciation examples
UK: They fought in the street.
US: There was a big fight outside the office.
- "We are language police, fighting bigotry."
- "An intense bar fight ensues."
- "Bruno : Brian "The Butcher" Jones, you've agreed to fight in the Shaolin-Miagi hybrid style."
- "To ask that shark for a fight!"
- "What on earth are they fighting about?"
- "Because if it is, I'm ready to fight!"
- "Philip : Ok team, it's worse than I thought: the chimps have had a serious poop fight."
- "Brian Jones and Horatio Oléré are gonna have a fight after work."
- "Some will fulfill their military duties and fight in Vietnam."
- "Hannah : A fight?"
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