infight
To fight with allies or other members of the same groupTo fight with allies or other members of the same group.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To fight with allies or other members of the same group.
To box while extremely close to an opponent
Origin
Apparently a back-formation from infighting, perhaps continuing Middle English infighten (Apparently a back-formation from infighting, perhaps continuing Middle English infighten (“to attack”), from Old English infiht, infeoht (“an attack made upon a person by another in the same house or between members of a household”), equivalent to in- + fight. Compare Middle English infiht (“an internal fight, a brawl within a household”).
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Forms
infights, infighting, infought, infoughtLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.