fight

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Fight (brawl)

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtanan (“to comb, tease, shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Cognate with Scots fecht (“to fight”), West Frisian fjochtsje, fjuchte (“to fight”), Dutch vechten (“to fight”), Low German fechten (“to fight”), German fechten (“to fight, fence”), Latin pectō (“comb, thrash”, v), Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”, v). Related also to Old English feht (“wool, shaggy pelt, fleece”).

[edit] Verb

fight (third-person singular simple present fights, present participle fighting, simple past fought, past participle fought or (archaic) foughten)

  1. (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.
  2. (intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
    • He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
  3. (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
    • The battle was fought just over that hill.
  4. (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
    • My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
  5. (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
    • The government pledged to fight corruption.
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Terms derived from the verb to fight
[edit] Translations
to contend in physical conflict
to strive for
to conduct or engage in
to engage in combat
to counteract
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English feoht, from the verb. Corresponding to Dutch gevecht, German Gefecht.

[edit] Noun

fight (plural fights)

  1. An occasion of fighting.
  2. (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
  3. A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
    • Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?
  4. (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
    • I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
  5. A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
    • I'll put up a fight to save this company.
  6. 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
[edit] Translations
occasion of fighting
battle
physical confrontation
martial arts match
conflict of will, strife
will or ability to fight
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