Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fight
IPA transcription: [f'aɪt]
Pronunciations of fight
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: battle, conflict, fight, engagement
    Meaning: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
  • Synonyms: fight, fighting, combat, scrap
    Meaning: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
  • Synonyms: competitiveness, fight
    Meaning: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: contend, fight, struggle
    Meaning: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
  • Synonyms: fight, oppose, fight_back, fight_down, defend
    Meaning: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
  • Synonyms: fight, struggle
    Meaning: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
  • Synonyms: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
    Meaning: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
Usage examples
  • The fight raged on.
  • Thus we fight thee!"
  • XIII: A FIGHT WITH AN OTTER
  • 'To fight?' asked his uncle.
  • There's no prize fight here!
  • I can fight as well as pray."
  • The fight was short and sharp.
  • 'Sailors fight, I know they do.
  • "But, Sire!--How can one fight?
  • And this is Peter's first fight."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wife selling (English custom), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Undercover Cops, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Final Fantasy VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oasis (band), License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Brad Imes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0