fought
[ fawt ]
/ fɔt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fight.
OTHER WORDS FROM fought
un·fought, adjective well-fought, adjectiveWords nearby fought
foucault pendulum,
foucquet,
foudre,
foudroyant,
fouetté,
fought,
foujita,
foul,
foul ball,
foul line,
foul marten
Definition for fought (2 of 2)
fight
[ fahyt ]
/ faɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), fought, fight·ing.
to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something: He fought bravely against despair.
verb (used with object), fought, fight·ing.
Origin of fight
before 900; (v.) Middle English
fi(g)hten, Old English
fe(o)htan (cognate with German
fechten); (noun) Middle English
fi(g)ht, Old English
feohte, (
ge)feoht, derivative of the v. base
synonym study for fight
1, 2.
Fight,
combat,
conflict,
contest denote a struggle of some kind.
Fight connotes a hand-to-hand struggle for supremacy, literally or in a figurative sense.
Combat suggests an armed encounter, as in war.
Conflict implies a bodily, mental, or moral struggle caused by opposing views, beliefs, etc.
Contest applies to either a friendly or a hostile struggle for a definite prize or aim.
OTHER WORDS FROM fight
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British Dictionary definitions for fought (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for fought (2 of 2)
fight
/ (faɪt) /
verb fights, fighting or fought
noun
See also
fight back,
fight off
Derived forms of fight
fighting, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for fight
Old English
feohtan; related to Old Frisian
fiuchta, Old Saxon, Old High German
fehtan to fight
Idioms and Phrases with fought
fight