Fight meaning in English

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Definition

to fight: to combat, to battle, to oppose, to engage in conflict verb
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 noun

UK: They fought in the street.
US: There was a big fight outside the office.

Examples

  • "Hannah : A fight?"
  • "Brian Jones and Horatio Oléré are gonna have a fight after work."
  • "Philip : Ok team, it's worse than I thought: the chimps have had a serious poop fight."
  • "an intense bar fight ensues... and then the saloon doors open"
  • "Crowd : Fight, fight, fight..."
  • "But why do they need to fight?"
  • "The economy is struggling, people are losing their homes, and wars continue to be fought with no end in sight."
  • "Bruno : Brian "the butcher" Jones, you've agreed to fight in the Shaolin-Miagi hybrid style."
  • "Bruno : Brian "The Butcher" Jones, you've agreed to fight in the Shaolin-Miagi hybrid style."
  • "What on earth are they fighting about?"
  • "Because if it is, I'm ready to fight!"
  • ""The US workplace has become a sterile and apathetic world where employees are no longer interested in fighting for their rights", complains Jacky Hasselhoff, president of the International Brotherhood of Lifeguards."
  • "To ask that shark for a fight!"
  • "Some will fulfill their military duties and fight in Vietnam."
  • "Do your mommy and daddy fight a lot?"
  • "In the following chapters, you will discover shocking accusations and fabrications about Bruno, including: blackmail, adultery, Swedish au pairs, cross dressing, high-stakes scuba diving, and even illegal chicken fights."
  • "Horatio : It makes me want to fight again!"
  • "Three-hundred-pound men wearing helmets and shoulder pads, fighting for touchdowns and field goals!"
Exercise 1
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below according to this dialogue.
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below according to this dialogue.
This statement is true. Bruno says that Horatio was "detained" (or "held") in an airport "jail" (or prison) until Bruno returned with the snakes passport.
This statement is false. Bruno says that Horatio "ran into" an old friend, meaning that he MET, or SAW an old friend, not that he "fought" with one!
This statement is true. Bruno tells Brian that once he found the snake's passport, security released or liberated Horatio.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with terms used by the Queen.

This verb means to take part in public disorder in the streets, as a group or crowd. "The people will if the pubs have no more beer".

This adjective means "frightening" or "causing fear". "I really love movies like Psychopath, The Exorcism and The Ringing".
Fill in the blanks with terms used by the Queen.

This verb means to take part in public disorder in the streets, as a group or crowd. "The people will riot 1 if the pubs have no more beer".

This adjective means "frightening" or "causing fear". "I really love scary 2 movies like Psychopath, The Exorcism and The Ringing".
1 riot: "Riot" is the term we were looking for here. To "riot" means to engage in a mass uprising or display of anger in the streets. There is also a related noun: "a riot". Example: "The riot started when the police shot an unarmed man".
2 scary: "Scary" is the right answer here. If something is "scary", it is "frightening" or it "causes you to be afraid". Scary things include spiders, ghosts, and the price of cigarettes.

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