Real-life examples: Rowdy soccer fans sometimes have fights. Couples and families sometimes have fights, meaning arguments, when they disagree with each other. A person who is in a fight with cancer is trying to beat it by surviving the disease.
Used in a sentence: Luanne is still sulking after our fight over who the best James Bond is.

As a verb, fight means to engage in a battle or physical combat. This sense can also refer to wars between countries. The past tense of fight is fought. A person who is involved in a fight is called a fighter.\n

Real-life examples: People who hate each other often want to fight and harm each other. Two dogs that both want the same territory will fight and try to bite each other. The United States fought Spain during the Spanish American War.
Used in a sentence: The man was punched in the face as he tried to fight his hated enemy.

Fight is used also figuratively to mean to struggle against anything.\n

Real-life examples: Farmers often fight insects and bad weather. The police fight crime. People fight boredom by watching television or spending time with friends.
Used in a sentence: The government tried to fight poverty by lowering taxes and providing more welfare programs.

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