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FIGHTING definition: fit to fight | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Meaning of fight in English. fight. verb. uk / faɪt / us / faɪt / fought | fought. Add to word list. B1 [ I or T ] to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people: There were children fighting in the playground. The soldiers fought from house to house.
1. to oppose or struggle against (an enemy) in battle. 2. to oppose or struggle against (a person, thing, cause, etc) in any manner. 3. (transitive) to engage in or carry on (a battle, contest, etc) 4. (when intr often foll by for) to uphold or maintain (a cause, ideal, etc) by fighting or struggling. to fight for freedom.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fighting. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fight, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.