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Meaning of fight | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

  1. lawsuit
  2. Senses relating to physical conflict: To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with
  3. Violent confrontation among people or animal.
  4. An occasion of fighting.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A battle between opposing armies.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
  6. To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with
  7. To combat one evil or one set of negative circumstances by reacting in kind.
  8. Physical confrontation of force or of swipes, among people, that encircles to sportive rules.
  9. argument
  10. To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.)
  11. A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
    countable, uncountable
  12. To avoid meeting or confronting.
  13. Confrontation among two armed edicts, among two armies.
  14. To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc
  15. A boxing or martial arts match.
    countable, uncountable
  16. to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return. terugveg يُدافِع عن نَفْسِه بالقِتال съпротивлявам се contra-atacar bránit se sich wehren gøre modstand; slå igen αντιστέκομαι, αμύνομαιdefenderse vastupanu osutama حمله متقابل کردن taistella vastaan riposter, se défendre לְהָשִיב מִלחָמָה लड़ते हुए अपनी रक्षा करना braniti se, uzvraćati napade leküzd (vmit) melawan verjast, svara fyrir sig resistere, rispondere a un attacco 反撃する 저지하다 gintis, atremti ataką pretoties lawan balik weerstan...
  17. To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc
  18. A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
    countable, uncountable
  19. to fight on to a decisive end. Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go. uitveg يُقاتِل حَتّى النِّهايَه решавам с борба disputar vybojovat auskämpfen kæmpe til den bitre ende; slås om det μάχομαι μέχρι τέλους luchar hasta el fin (vahekordi) klaarima تا شکست یک طرف به جنگ ادامه دادن , taistella loppuun, tapella asia selväksi lutter jusqu'au bout לְהַכרִיע עַל יְדֵי קְרָב लड़ाई द्...
  20. The will or ability to fight.
    uncountable
  21. to drive away by fighting. She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early. afweer يَصُد بِالقِتال отблъсквам repelir odrazit; zahnat abwehren overvinde; få bugt med αποκρούω, διώχνωvencer, combatir, repeler tagasi tõrjuma از پس چیزی برآمدن torjua repousser לַהֲדוֹף दूर रखना odbiti, odbaciti leküzd mengusir verjast respingere, superare 撃退する 격퇴하다 at(si)mušti, atsiginti atvairīt mengusir afwerenjage bort, holde på avstand odpierać لیری د یو شی باندی repelir...
  22. A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  23. to make one's way with difficulty. She fought her way through the crowd. oopveg يَشُقُّ طَريقَه بِصُعوبَه пробивам си път abrir caminho probít se, vysekat se sich seinen Weg erkämpfen kæmpe sig ανοίγω δρόμο με δυσκολία lograr abrirse paso (endale) teed rajama از میان جمعیت رد شدن raivata tiensä frayer un passage לְפָלֵס אֶת דָרכּוֹ लड़ते हुए आगे-आगे बढ़ना probiti se átverekszik vmin menembus berjast áfram farsi largo 困難と戦って進む 곤란을 무릅쓰고 나아가다 skintis kelią lauzt sev ceļu meredah keluar zich wors...
  24. to avoid. He fought shy of introducing her to his wife. ontduik; ontwyk يَتَجَنَّب избягвам evitar stranit se, vyhýbat se aus dem Weg gehen genere sig for; prøve at undgå αποφεύγωevitar hoolega vältima اجتناب کردن välttää éviter à tout prix לְהִימָנַע परहेज करना izbjegavati, kloniti se od kitér vmi elől menghindari forðast evitare di ~を避ける 피하다 vengti vairīties menghindari uit de weg gaangå utenom, holde seg langt borte fraunikać رد کول evitar a evita избегать vyhýbať sa izogibati se izbegavat...
  25. to fight well and bravely. teëstand bied يُقاتِل جَيِّدا وبِشَجاعَه боря се смело lutar bem statečně se bít sich tapfer schlagen kæmpe bravt αγωνίζομαι παλικαρίσια defenderse bien vapralt võitlema شجاعانه جنگیدن taistella urheasti bien se défendre לְהִילָחֵם בְּכָבוֹד बहादुरी से सामना करना hrabro se boriti derekasan küzd gigih melawan verjast vel resistere 善戦する 용감하게 싸우다 šauniai kovoti cīnīties vīrišķīgi gigih melawan dapper weerstand bieden kjempe tappert dzielnie walczyć په زړورتوب ځنګیدل da...
  26. To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.
  27. To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.

Equivalents

Afrikaans geveg stryd
Български битка бой сражение
བོད་སྐད དམག་འཁྲུག
Català baralla batussa combat lluita lluitar
Cymraeg brwydro
Esperanto batali batalo konkurso
Euskara borroka gudu
Gàidhlig blàr cog cogadh còmhrag sabaid
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hakakā kaua paio
Magyar csata harcol küzdelem ütközet
Հայերեն կռիվ կռվել մարտ պայքարել
Bahasa Indonesia kelahi tarung
Íslenska bardagi berjast heyja slagur slást
ქართული ბრძოლა ჩხუბი
Kurdî Çîna çog îja kamp şavaş
Lingála buna bunda
Lietuvių kova mūšis
Latviešu cīņa cīnīties kauja
Te Reo Māori whawhai
Македонски битка бој се бори
Монгол дайн тэмцэх
Malti ġlieda
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရန်ဖြစ်
नेपाली लड्नु
Slovenčina bitka boj bojovať
Kiswahili vita
தமிழ் சண்டை
Tagalog awayin warlahin
Türkçe dövüş dövüşmek savaş savaşmak
اردو لڑنا
Tiếng Việt chiến đấu Trần
Yorùbá ija

Examples

“One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.”
“Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?”
“I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.”
“I’ll put up a fight to save this company.”
“‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?”
“As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants. But even that Sisyphean task looks easy next to the fight against synthetic drugs.”
“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.”
“Who ever ſaw a noble ſight, / That never view'd a brave Sea Fight: / Hang up your bloody Colours in the Aire, / Up with your Fights, and your Nettings prepare, / Your Merry Mates chear, with a luſty bold ſpright, / Now each Man his brindice, and then to the Fight, […]”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
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