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Fight (
brawl)
Etymology 1
From Old English feohtan, from Proto-West-Germanic *fextanan. Cognate with Dutch vechten, German fechten.
Verb
to fight (third-person singular simple present fights, present participle fighting, simple past fought, past participle fought or foughten)
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
- A wounded animal will fight like a maniac.
- (intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
- He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
- The battle was fought just over that hill.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- The government pledged to fight corruption.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb
to fight
Translations
to contend in physical conflict
- Albanian: please add this translation if you can
- Arabic: قاتل ar(ar) (qaatala), تقاتل ar(ar) (taqaatala)
- Armenian: կռվել hy(hy) (kṙvel)
- Basque: borrokatu eu(eu), borroka egin eu(eu)
- Bulgarian: боря се
- Burmese: please add this translation if you can
- Catalan: lluitar ca(ca), barallar-se ca(ca)
- Chinese: trad. 鬥爭, simpl. 斗争 (pinyin: dòuzhēng), trad. 戰鬥, simpl. 战斗 (pinyin: zhàndòu), trad. 奮鬥, simpl. 奋斗 (pinyin: fèndòu)
- Croatian: boriti se hr(hr)
- Czech: bojovat cs(cs), zápasit cs(cs)
- Danish: slås da(da), kæmpe da(da)
- Dutch: strijden nl(nl), vechten nl(nl)
- Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
- Estonian: (without weapons) kaklema et(et), (with weapons) võitlema et(et)
- Finnish: (without weapons) tapella fi(fi), (with weapons) taistella fi(fi)
- French: se battre fr(fr)
- Galician: loitar gl(gl)
- Georgian: ბრძოლა (brdzola), შებრძოლება (šebrdzoleba)
- German: kämpfen, fechten, streiten (archaic)
- Greek: please add this translation if you can
- Hebrew: רב (he) (rav), נאבק (he) (ne'evák), נלחם (he) (nilkhám)
- Hindi: please add this translation if you can
- Hungarian: harcol hu(hu), verekszik hu(hu)
- Icelandic: slást, berjast
- Italian: lottare it(it), azzuffarsi it(it), battersi it(it)
- Japanese: 喧嘩する (けんかする, kenka-suru), 対決 (たいけつする, taiketsu-suru), 戦う / 闘う (たたかう, tatakau)
- Khmer: វាយតប់ (wīē-dtop)
- Korean: 다투다 (datuda), 싸우다 (ssauda)
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- Kurdish:
- Sorani: شهڕ کردن ku(ku) (shaR kirdin)
- Lao: ຕໍ່ສູ້ lo(lo) (töö-suu), ຮົບ lo(lo) (hop)
- Latin: pugno la(la), luctor la(la)
- Latvian: please add this translation if you can
- Lithuanian: kautis lt(lt)
- Maltese: please add this translation if you can
- Norwegian: slåss no(no), kjempe no(no)
- Old English: feohtan ang(ang)
- Persian: آوریدن fa(fa), آفندیدن fa(fa), پیکار fa(fa), جنك fa(fa)
- Polish: walczyć pl(pl)
- Portuguese: lutar pt(pt) com/contra
- Romanian: lupta ro(ro), se bate ro(ro)
- Romansch: lutgar rm(rm)
- Russian: драться ru(ru) (drát'sja) (impf.), биться ru(ru) (bít'sja) (impf.), бороться ru(ru) (borót’sja) wrestle, сражаться ru(ru) (sražát'sja) (impf.) in a duel or bttle
- Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
- Scottish Gaelic: cog, sabaid
- Slovak: please add this translation if you can
- Slovene: boriti se sl(sl)
- Spanish: pelear es(es), luchar es(es)
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
- Swedish: strida sv(sv), slåss sv(sv), kämpa sv(sv)
- Turkish: savaşmak tr(tr)
- Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
- Welsh: brwydro
- Yiddish: קעמפֿן (kemfn)
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to strive for
- Basque: borrokatu eu(eu), borroka egin eu(eu)
- Czech: bojovat cs(cs)
- Dutch: opkomen nl(nl) voor nl(nl), ijveren nl(nl) voor
- Hebrew: נאבק (he) (ne'evák)
- Icelandic: berjast
- Japanese: 戦う / 闘う (たたかう, tatakau)
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- Khmer: តស៊ូ (dtor-sū)
- Norwegian: kjempe for no(no)
- Portuguese: lutar pt(pt)
- Russian: бороться ru(ru) (borót’sja), сражаться ru(ru) (sražát'sja) (impf.)
- Spanish: luchar es(es)
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
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to conduct or engage in
- Czech: bojovat cs(cs)
- Dutch: uitvechten nl(nl)
- Hebrew: נלחם (he) (nilkhám)
- Icelandic: heyja is(is)
- Japanese: 戦う / 闘う (たたかう, tatakau)
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to engage in combat
- Armenian: մարտնչել hy(hy) (martnčel)
- Basque: borrokatu eu(eu), borroka egin eu(eu)
- Catalan: combatre ca(ca)
- Czech: bojovat cs(cs)
- Danish: udkæmpe
- Dutch: vechten nl(nl) tegen nl(nl), vechten met nl(nl)
- Estonian: sõdima et(et)
- French: combattre fr(fr)
- Galician: combatir gl(gl)
- Greek: πολεμώ el(el) (polemó)
- Hebrew: נאבק (he) (ne'evák), נלחם (he) (nilkhám)
- Icelandic: berjast við
- Italian: combattere it(it)
- Japanese: 対決 (たいけつする, taiketsu-suru), 戦う / 闘う (たたかう, tatakau)
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to counteract
- Armenian: պայքարել (payk'arel)
- Basque: aurka egin eu(eu)
- Czech: bojovat cs(cs)
- Danish: bekæmpe
- Dutch: bevechten nl(nl), bekampen nl(nl)
- Estonian: võitlema et(et)
- Finnish: taistella fi(fi)
- French: combattre fr(fr)
- German: bekämpfen de(de)
- Greek: καταπολεμώ el(el) (katapolemó)
- Hebrew: נאבק (he) (ne'evák), נלחם (he) (nilkhám)
- Icelandic: berjast gegn
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- Italian: lottare contro
- Japanese: 戦う / 闘う (たたかう, tatakau)
- Lao: ຕໍ່ສູ້ lo(lo) (töö-suu)
- Latin: pugnare la(la)
- Norwegian: bekjempe no(no)
- Polish: walczyć pl(pl)
- Portuguese: lutar contra, combater, enfrentar
- Romanian: a ro(ro)
- Russian: биться ru(ru) (bít's'a) (impf.), сражаться ru(ru) (sražát's'a) (impf.)
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
- Swedish: bekämpa
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Etymology 2
From Old English feoht, from the verb. Corresponding to Dutch gevecht, German Gefecht.
Noun
fight (plural fights)
- An occasion of fighting.
- (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
- I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- I'll put up a fight to save this company.
- The will or ability to fight
- As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.
- That little guy have a little fight inside him after all.
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Terms derived from the noun
fight
Translations
occasion of fighting
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- Icelandic: slagur m., bardagi m.
- Italian: lotta it(it) f., incontro it(it) m.
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: شهڕ ku(ku) (shaR)
- Latin: pugna la(la)
- Norwegian: slåsskamp no(no)
- Portuguese: luta pt(pt) f.
- Romanian: luptă ro(ro) f.
- Russian: драка ru(ru) (dráka) f., бой ru(ru) (boj) m.
- Scottish Gaelic: cogadh m., sabaid f.
- Spanish: lucha es(es) f.
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
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battle
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- Japanese: 戦闘 (sentô)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: شهڕ ku(ku) (shaR)
- Latin: pugna la(la)
- Norwegian: slag no(no)
- Polish: bój pl(pl)
- Portuguese: batalha pt(pt) f.
- Russian: битва ru(ru) (bítva) f., сражение ru(ru) (sražénije) n.
- Scottish Gaelic: cogadh m., sabaid f., blàr m.
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
- Swedish: strid sv(sv), kamp sv(sv)
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physical confrontation
- Danish: slagsmål da(da), ballade da(da)
- Dutch: gevecht n., boel m. (colloquial, Flemish)
- French: bagarre fr(fr) f.
- German: Keilerei f.
- Hebrew: ריב (he) (rív) m., מאבק (he) (ma`avák) m.
- Italian: rissa it(it) f.
- Japanese: 喧嘩 (けんか, kenka)
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- Latin: pugna la(la)
- Norwegian: slåsskamp no(no)
- Polish: starcie pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: briga pt(pt) f.
- Russian: драка ru(ru) (dráka) f., бой ru(ru) (boj) m.
- Scottish Gaelic: cogadh m., sabaid f.
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
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martial arts match
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- Japanese: 試合 (しあい, shiai)
- Norwegian: kamp no(no)
- Polish: walka pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: luta pt(pt) f., combate pt(pt) m.
- Russian: бой ru(ru) (boj) m.
- Swedish: match sv(sv), fajt sv(sv)
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conflict of will, strife
- Armenian: պայքար (payk'ar)
- Danish: kamp da(da)
- Dutch: strijd nl(nl) m.
- Finnish: taistelu fi(fi)
- French: combativité fr(fr) f.
- Hebrew: מאבק (he) (ma`avák) m.
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- Norwegian: kamp no(no)
- Polish: walka pl(pl) f.
- Russian: борьба ru(ru) (bor'bá) f.
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
- Swedish: kamp sv(sv)
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will or ability to fight
- Czech: bojovnost f.
- Dutch: vechtlust m.
- Hebrew: רוח קרב (he) (rú`akh kráv) f.
- Japanese: ファイト (faito), 闘志 (tōshi), 戦意 (sen'i)
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- Norwegian: stridslyst no(no)
- Polish: bojowość pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: combatividade f.
- Swahili: vita sw(sw)
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- Persian: Jangidan, جنگیدن، حمله کردن
- Spanish: lucha f., riña
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- Telugu: కొట్లాట (koTlaaTa), పోరాటం (pOraaTaM)
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