Meaning & use
fight
To engage in physical combat or a struggle against someone, or to strive persistently against a difficulty or challenge.
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The soldiers fought bravely for hours to defend the border town.
She fought hard to overcome her illness and return to work.
A note on using this word
Fight can describe literal physical combat, a verbal argument, or a figurative struggle against a challenge, disease, or injustice.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An instance of physical combat, a quarrel, or a determined struggle.
A fight broke out between two fans after the game.
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