Meaning & use
fought
The past tense and past participle of "fight," meaning took part in a physical or verbal conflict.
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The two nations fought a long war before finally signing a peace treaty.
They fought over the last piece of cake until their mother stepped in.
A note on using this word
"Fought" is irregular; it does not follow the usual "-ed" pattern of regular past-tense verbs.
Words with a similar meaning
battledstruggled
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