What does “fight” mean?
- 1
verbto use physical force against someone, or to take part in a war
Two boys were fighting in the playground.
- 2
verbto argue with someone
My parents sometimes fight about money.
- 3
verbto try hard to stop or achieve something
Doctors are fighting to control the disease.
Fight at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /faɪt/ · FYTE
- Forms
- fought
How to use “fight” correctly
“Fight for” means try to get something; “fight against” means try to stop something: “fight for freedom”, “fight against crime”.
Common phrases with “fight”
- fight for
- fight against
- get into a fight
- fight back
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- battle
- argue
- struggle
Word family
- fighter
- fighting
“fight” is on these word lists
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