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Meanings of fight in English

Portuguese
batalha
Catalan
lluita
Spanish
combate
Wikidata

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

batalha
Wikidata

Struggle for superiority.

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Examples for "fighting"
Examples for "fighting"
1
EU finance ministers today agreed a directive aimed at fighting money laundering.
The Irish Times
2
Content companies say the law would create important tools for fighting piracy.
Reuters
3
The government, he said, has taken appropriate measures in fighting the virus.
Reuters
4
Aweys also said Islamists would continue fighting President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's government.
Reuters
5
They didn't really threaten us much today but good fighting effort again.
The South African
1
New Zealand joins forces with France to combat social media spreading terrorism.
Radio NZ
2
The only way to combat proliferation for possible weapons' use, is monitoring.
The new yorker
3
But it does not result in more money to combat the crisis.
Reuters
4
The Belgian government announced 12 measures to combat the threat of attacks.
The Guardian
5
The Department of Health said it was taking action to combat obesity.
BBC
1
Labour would propose amendments to scrap zero hour contracts, Mr Lees-Galloway said.
Radio NZ
2
Risk or no risk, he certainly knows he's in a scrap now.
The South African
3
Both parties' election manifestos promised to scrap pension changes made in 2011.
The Guardian
4
Labour has confirmed it would scrap the UK government's housing benefit changes.
BBC
5
So let's scrap the health and safety rules that put people off.
The Guardian
Portuguese
batalha
Catalan
lluita
Spanish
combate

A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.

batalha
Portuguese
lutar
Catalan
defensar-se
Spanish
luchar

Fight against or resist strongly.

lutar
Usage of fight in English
1
France, for example, has said it will continue to fight in Syria.
Reuters
2
That takes away the power to use good information to fight back.
Wired
3
The Government today defended its role in the fight against international terrorism.
The Irish Times
4
He said Britain was prepared to work with Libya to fight terrorism.
The Irish Times
5
Proudest moment: Seeing young men join our group to fight for equality.
The Guardian
6
Cobb said he would fight the health department in court if necessary.
Reuters
7
The fight against climate change made higher food prices inevitable, he said.
Reuters
8
However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan.
BBC
9
This important book wants citizens of G8 countries to fight for change.
The Guardian
10
COMPROMISE The proposal is part of EU efforts to fight climate change.
Reuters
11
Turnbull said it was critical to improve efforts to fight Islamic State.
Reuters
12
Merkel said authorities would use all means at hand to fight anti-Semitism.
Reuters
13
Photo: RNZ Today finally brought some closure to their fight, Karl said.
Radio NZ
14
I want to see my players fight against the best in Europe.
The Guardian
15
However, both sides announce they expect the fight to be particularly tough.
The new yorker
16
Experts said the legal fight could take months or years to resolve.
Reuters
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Common
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Common
New Zealand
Common
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