fight
An occasion of fightingAn occasion of fighting.
» The argument ended in a fight.
Спор окончился дракой. — Hellerick
Суперечка закінчилася бійкою. — deniko
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7 senses(countable, uncountable)An occasion of fighting.
One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.
Kampf
дра́каdráka, бойboj, сты́чкаstýčka
бі́йкаbíjka, бійbij, сути́чкаsutýčka
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
(countable, uncountable)A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?
Keilerei, Prügelei
дра́каdráka, бойboj
(countable, uncountable)A boxing or martial arts match.
I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
бойboj
a boxing or wrestling match
(countable, uncountable)A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
I’ll put up a fight to save this company.
Streit
борьба́borʹbá
боротьба́borotʹbá
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
(uncountable)The will or ability to fight.
That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all. As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.
Kampfgeist
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A battle between opposing armies.
Kampf, Schlacht, Gefecht
би́тваbítva, сраже́ниеsražénije, бата́лияbatálija
би́тваbýtva, бійbij, бойови́щеbojovýšče
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.
Examples
3232 sentencesThe argument ended in a fight.
Суперечка закінчилася бійкою. — deniko
ruСпор окончился дракой. — Hellerick
He was wounded in the fight.
Його було поранено в бою. — deniko
deEr wurde im Kampf verwundet. — Vortarulo
They were fighting on the street.
Вони билися на вулиці. — aandrusiak
They fought to the last man.
Вони билися до останнього. — ChickenKiev
deSie kämpften bis zum letzten Mann. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is ready for a fight.
Том готовий до бою. — Anjy
ruТом готов к бою. — odexed
deTom ist bereit zum Kampf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fight, feyght, fiȝt, fecht, from Old English feoht, ġefeoht (“fight”),From Middle English fight, feyght, fiȝt, fecht, from Old English feoht, ġefeoht (“fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtą, *gafehtą (“fight, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Cognate with Dutch gevecht (“fight”), German Gefecht (“fight”).
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Forms
plural: fightsSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
70 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- a fight with
- into a fight
- had a fight
- want to fight
- started the fight
- in a fight
- pick a fight
- fight back
- a big fight
- start a fight
- to fight back
- ready to fight