"fight" meaning in English

See fight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /faɪt/ Audio: en-us-fight.ogg [US], en-uk-fight.ogg [UK] Forms: fight [singular], fights [plural]
enPR: fīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fight is when people are fighting.
    Sense id: simple-fight-en-noun-HWPOqh-3

Verb

IPA: /faɪt/ Audio: en-us-fight.ogg [US], en-uk-fight.ogg [UK] Forms: fight [canonical], fights [third-person, singular], fought [past], fought [past, participle], fighting [present, participle]
enPR: fīt Head templates: {{verb2|fight|fights|fought|fought|fighting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When two people fight against each other, they hit each other and try to hurt each other.
    Sense id: simple-fight-en-verb-XsBM8vzk
  2. When two people fight against each other, they want different things and they try to get what they want. They might yell, or they might just try hard.
    Sense id: simple-fight-en-verb-toJWGOK7
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