fighting
fighting · fightings
бій, бійка, сутичка
борьба
Kampf, Streit, Prügelei
The act or process of contendingThe act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
» The Government has collapsed, but the street fightings continue.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
борьба́borʹbá
(countable, uncountable)A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
More definitions
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Examples
1 sentencesThe Government has collapsed, but the street fightings continue.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the act or process of contending; violence or conflict:
Origin
From Middle English fightyng, fightynge, fiȝtinge, feȝtyng, from Old English fihtung (“figFrom Middle English fightyng, fightynge, fiȝtinge, feȝtyng, from Old English fihtung (“fighting”), equivalent to fight + -ing.
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Forms
plural: fightingsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable