Added 9 October 2026
fight
/faɪt/ verb
In Latin: pugnō, dīmicō, luctor Wiktionary
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Senses relating to physical conflict: To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
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To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
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To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
Our soldiers fought the battle just over that hill.
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Origin
From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”).
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