Fought vs. Fight
Difference Between Fought and Fight
Foughtverb
simple past tense and past participle of fight
Fightverb
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.Fightverb
(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.Fightverb
(intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
He fought for the Democrats in the last election.Fightverb
(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
The battle was fought just over that hill.Fightverb
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.Fightverb
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
The government pledged to fight corruption.Fightverb
To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
to fight cocks;to fight one's shipFightnoun
An occasion of fighting.
One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.Fightnoun
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
Fightnoun
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?Fightnoun
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.Fightnoun
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
I'll put up a fight to save this company.Fightnoun
(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.Fightnoun
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships.
Fightnoun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle;
a fight broke out at the hockey gamethere was fighting in the streetsthe unhappy couple got into a terrible scrapFightnoun
an intense verbal dispute;
a violent fight over the bill is expected in the SenateFightnoun
a boxing match;
the fight was on television last nightFightnoun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamaugahe lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagementFightnoun
an aggressive willingness to compete;
the team was full of fightFightverb
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
the tribesmen fought each otherSiblings are always fightingFightverb
fight against or resist strongly;
The senator said he would oppose the billDon't fight it!Fightverb
make a strenuous or labored effort;
She struggled for years to survive without welfareHe fought for breathFightverb
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reformsShe is crusading for women's rightsThe Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
