verb

fight

Translation

to fight, to argue, to combat

The two boys started to fight.

They often fight about money.

She is fighting a serious illness.

((sb.)) to fight ((sb.)) to engage in a conflict with (sb.) He fought his opponent bravely.

((sb.)) to fight about/over (sth.) to argue about (sth.) They always fight over the remote control.

((sb.)) to fight against (sth.) to struggle to overcome (sth.) We must fight against injustice.

Synonyms: battle, struggle, argue; Antonyms: agree, surrender

From Old English 'feohtan', meaning 'to fight'.

The 'gh' is silent, just like in 'light', 'night', and 'right'.