Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.

  2. (idiomatic)To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.

    I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.

Forms

fights fires, fighting fires, fought fires, fought fires
Base formfight fires · to fight fires
3rd person singularfights fires
Present participlefighting fires
Past simplefought fires
Past participlefought fires

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfight fires
he, she, itfights fires

Past simpleLesson

all personsfought fires

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fought fires
he, she, ithas fought fires

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fight fires

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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