fought
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
An inflected form of fight · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,814 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,971 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight also: contend, struggle the tribesmen fought each otherSiblings are always fighting
- fight against or resist strongly also: oppose, fight back, fight down, defend The senator said he would oppose the billDon't fight it!
- make a strenuous or labored effort also: struggle She struggled for years to survive without welfareHe fought for breath
- 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 also: crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate The liberal party pushed for reformsShe is crusading for women's rights
fought in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Slowly, painfully, he fought his way to a tentative self-respect.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He fought back his aversion and entered the corridor of the old wing.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The fights fought of yore Famed him, and laced him with epaulets, and more.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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He had fought in all the battles of the army of the Loire without receiving a scratch.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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In other words, Bunce fought hard against the encroachment of the new times upon the acting of his early theatre days.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1