"refight" meaning in English

See refight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refights [present, singular, third-person], refighting [participle, present], refought [participle, past], refought [past]
Etymology: From re- + fight. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|fight}} re- + fight Head templates: {{en-verb|refights|refighting|refought}} refight (third-person singular simple present refights, present participle refighting, simple past and past participle refought)
  1. To fight again.

Inflected forms

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