fight

(Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) Senses relating to physical conflict:
2. (transitive) Senses relating to physical conflict:
3. (intransitive) Senses relating to physical conflict:
4. (reciprocal) Senses relating to physical conflict:
5. (causative) Senses relating to physical conflict:
6. (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
7. (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
8. (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An occasion of fighting.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A battle between opposing armies.
3. (countable, uncountable) A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
4. (countable, uncountable) A boxing or martial arts match.
5. (countable, uncountable) A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
6. (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/faɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: fighten

Geërf van Old English: feohtan

Verwante met Skots: fecht

Verwante met Fries: fjochtsje

Verwante met Nederlands: vechten

Verwante met Nederduits: fechten

Verwante met Duits: fechten

Verwante met Sweeds: fäkta

Verwante met Latyn: pectō

Verwante met Albanees: pjek

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: πέκω

Verwante met Old English: feht

Geërf van Middle English: fight

Geërf van Old English: feoht

Verwante met Nederlands: gevecht

Verwante met Duits: Gefecht

In summary

From Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”).
Cognate with Scots fecht (“to fight”), West Frisian fjochtsje, fjuchte (“to fight”), Dutch vechten (“to fight”), Low German fechten (“to fight”), German fechten (“to fight, fence”), Danish fægte (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons)”), Swedish fäkta (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons), to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms”), Latin pectō (“comb, thrash”, verb), Albanian pjek (“to hit, strive, fight”), Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”, verb). Related also to Old English feht (“wool, shaggy pelt, fleece”).

Sinonieme

battle

struggle

quarrel

combat

war

conflict

scuffle

contend

dispute

brawl

wrestle

contest

argument

argue

squabble

strife

attack

👊

fighting

strive

clash

oppose

skirmish

wage war

encounter

fray

compete

scrap

tussle

contention

grapple

warfare

engagement

bout

strike

altercation

make war

hit

match

beat

collide

defeat

scrimmage

campaign

row

wrestling

🤼

vie

box

📦

trouble

set-to

riot

Vertalings

kämpfen

Kampf

se battre

combattre

combat

lutter

combattere

pelear

luchar

lutar

lutte

lucha

lotta

gevecht

combattimento

Sinne

You fight it cut .

There was no fire fight .

Ilias won the fight by split decision .

Fearful of another tragedy , Curtis stopped the fight to prevent Weaver from further punishment .

The first rule of don't fight club is let's talk about it .