fight — to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people
Pronunciation (IPA): /faɪt/
Example Sentences
- The superhero fights villains every episode.
- My cat tried to fight the vacuum cleaner and lost spectacularly.
- Students fight sleep during boring lectures.
fight
VERB[/faɪt/]
to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people
Two boxers fight fiercely in the ring as the crowd roars.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Fight derives from Old English 'feohtan', which developed from a common Germanic root. The word originally meant 'to comb or scratch' before evolving to mean 'to engage in combat or struggle'.
Breakdown
Old English 'feohtan' underwent phonetic changes through Middle English, eventually becoming Modern English 'fight'. The semantic shift from 'to scratch/comb' to 'to fight' reflects a common metaphorical development in combat terminology across Germanic languages.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The superhero fights villains every episode.”
“My cat tried to fight the vacuum cleaner and lost spectacularly.”
“Students fight sleep during boring lectures.”
“She decided to fight for her rights.”
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