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I was the only child born to Josephine Perry that survived. Mama had six other children before me, and all had passed very quickly and very young, all succumbing to a combination of illness and disease and the lack of strength to fight off both.
Isabel Sanford

Meaning of "fight off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGHT OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGHT OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fight off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fight off in English.

WHAT DOES FIGHT OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fight off in the English dictionary

The definition of fight off in the dictionary is to repulse; repel. Other definition of fight off is to struggle to avoid or repress.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIGHT OFF

PRESENT

Present
I fight off
you fight off
he/she/it fights off
we fight off
you fight off
they fight off
Present continuous
I am fighting off
you are fighting off
he/she/it is fighting off
we are fighting off
you are fighting off
they are fighting off
Present perfect
I have fought off
you have fought off
he/she/it has fought off
we have fought off
you have fought off
they have fought off
Present perfect continuous
I have been fighting off
you have been fighting off
he/she/it has been fighting off
we have been fighting off
you have been fighting off
they have been fighting off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fought off
you fought off
he/she/it fought off
we fought off
you fought off
they fought off
Past continuous
I was fighting off
you were fighting off
he/she/it was fighting off
we were fighting off
you were fighting off
they were fighting off
Past perfect
I had fought off
you had fought off
he/she/it had fought off
we had fought off
you had fought off
they had fought off
Past perfect continuous
I had been fighting off
you had been fighting off
he/she/it had been fighting off
we had been fighting off
you had been fighting off
they had been fighting off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fight off
you will fight off
he/she/it will fight off
we will fight off
you will fight off
they will fight off
Future continuous
I will be fighting off
you will be fighting off
he/she/it will be fighting off
we will be fighting off
you will be fighting off
they will be fighting off
Future perfect
I will have fought off
you will have fought off
he/she/it will have fought off
we will have fought off
you will have fought off
they will have fought off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fighting off
you will have been fighting off
he/she/it will have been fighting off
we will have been fighting off
you will have been fighting off
they will have been fighting off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fight off
you would fight off
he/she/it would fight off
we would fight off
you would fight off
they would fight off
Conditional continuous
I would be fighting off
you would be fighting off
he/she/it would be fighting off
we would be fighting off
you would be fighting off
they would be fighting off
Conditional perfect
I would have fight off
you would have fight off
he/she/it would have fight off
we would have fight off
you would have fight off
they would have fight off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fighting off
you would have been fighting off
he/she/it would have been fighting off
we would have been fighting off
you would have been fighting off
they would have been fighting off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fight off
we let´s fight off
you fight off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fight off
Past participle
fought off
Present Participle
fighting off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGHT OFF

fight
fight back
fight it out
fight like Kilkenny cats
fight shy of
fight-or-flight
fightable
fightback
fighter
fighter jet
fighter pilot
fighter plane
fighter-bomber
fighting
fighting chance
fighting cock
fighting fish
fighting fit
fighting spirit
fighting top

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGHT OFF

cart off
cut off
float off
get off
hit it off
hit off
let off
on and off
point off
put off
right off
set off
show off
start off
straight off
sweat off
take off
tell someone where to get off
turn off
worst off

Synonyms and antonyms of fight off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fight off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGHT OFF

Find out the translation of fight off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fight off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fight off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

击退
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luchar contra
570 millions of speakers

English

fight off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाई बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محاربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бороться с
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

combater
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repousser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abwehren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

撃退する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싸울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đẩy lui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சண்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mücadele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combattere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

walczyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боротися з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lupta impotriva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλέψουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beveg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kämpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bekjempe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fight off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGHT OFF»

The term «fight off» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGHT OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fight off

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4 QUOTES WITH «FIGHT OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fight off.
1
Walter Annenberg
God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
2
Judy Collins
For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society's method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries.
3
Gordon Parks
At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.
4
Isabel Sanford
I was the only child born to Josephine Perry that survived. Mama had six other children before me, and all had passed very quickly and very young, all succumbing to a combination of illness and disease and the lack of strength to fight off both.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGHT OFF»

Discover the use of fight off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fight off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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10 Ways Fight Off Cancer:
Foreword. This might be the singlemost crucial and easy to comprehend infoyou' ll read about overcoming or preventing cancer. Once you comprehend the underlying causesofcancer and what to do to correct those causes, you are able to ...
Rich Olsen, 2014
2
Ways to Fight off Cancer:
Foreword. This might be the singlemost crucial and easy to comprehend infoyou' ll read about overcoming or preventing cancer. Once you comprehend the underlying causesofcancer and what to do to correct those causes, you are able to ...
Koen Cross, 2014
3
10 Ways To Fight Off Cancer: The Best Tips On How To Keep ...
The Best Tips On How To Keep This Killer At Bay. This might be the single-most crucial and easy to comprehend info you'll read about overcoming or preventing cancer. Once you comprehend the underlying causes of cancer and what to do to  ...
‎2013
4
The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official ...
Sir George Ayscue, knt., admiral of the white : had his flag on board of the Royal Prince, then the finest ship in the world ; fought with great bravery in the sea-fight off the coast of Sussex, June 1, 1666 j his ship being disabled, ran on the ...
Joseph Haydn, 1851
5
Heart for the Fight: A Marine Hero's Journey from the ...
This is the story of a kid from the wrong side of Scranton who made it to the Naval Academy, played linebacker for the Navy football team for four years, became a Marine officer, graduated first in his infantry officer class, led his men in ...
Brian Stann, John R. Bruning, 2010
6
Sea fights, from Sluys to Navarino
CONTENTS. UNDER ALFRED I SKA FIGHT 'OFF SLUYS. ......... 6 SEA FIGHT OFF BREST ..II THE DEFEAT OF THE ARMADA . . . ... . 14. THE FATE OF SIR RICHARD GRANVILLE .... 27 SEA FIGHTS BETWEEN THE DUTCH AND ENGLISH;.
Laura Valentine, 1868
7
Rocky Lives!
Carlo jumped all over Spinks, prompting the ringside doctor to climb to the ring apron to try and convince the referee to wave the fight off. After pushing Spinks into the ropes Carlo fired three straight left hooks that dropped Spinks again.
David E. Finger autofilled, 2005
8
The Fight for Rome: A Gladiators of the Empire Novel
Although Lucius had grown physically in the past year due to the never-ending manual labor, he had never been able to fight off the Bedouin. Thankfully, Bersuq's loud snores told him tonight would be a peaceful night. Lucius lay on the dirt ...
James Duffy, 2007
9
Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic ...
The immune system also has the ability to develop specialized proteins called antibodies, which help our bodies to fight off specific microbes. A person develops antibodies following exposure to the microbe. This exposure may come from a ...
Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, 2005
10
Voices of the Vietnam POWs: Witnesses to Their Fight
46 The POWs were of course personally familiar with and fond of highly regimented organizations. The U.S.military was hardly a havenfor institutional anarchists, and manyPOWs felt theycould fight off the Camp Authority's attempts “ to break ...
Craig Howes, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGHT OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fight off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why We Need GMOs to Fight Off the Banana Apocalypse | GOOD
In case you hadn't heard the news, bananas as we know them are swiftly dying. As it turns out, those big, curvy yellow fruit we see every day at ... «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Aston Villa offer bumper pay package to defender to fight off Arsenal …
Aston Villa are ready to treble Jordan Amavi's wages in a bid to lure him to Villa Park – and keep him out of the clutches of Arsenal. «talkSPORT.com, Jul 15»
3
Josh Used Carpentry to Help Fight Off His Sexual Urges - HNGN.com
Duggar Carpentry Cure: Josh Used Carpentry to Help Fight Off His Sexual Urges. Josh Duggar attended "lust counseling" in 2003 and ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
4
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Turkana MP, Police Fight Off Raiders and …
Turkana South MP James Lomenen, seven MCAs, herders and police pursued raiders who had attacked three villages in the constituency and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
3 Friends Fight Off Alleged Would-Be Rapist to Save Girl, 14, After …
Three Missouri friends saved a 14-year-old girl from an alleged would-be rapist after they heard screams while hiking in the woods last ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Helping plants fight off pathogens by enhancing their immune systems
If a plant can fight off an infection on its own, we can reduce the amount of pesticides needed. Similar to how children are vaccinated to protect ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
7
Heartbleed and beyond: Marine Corps 'cyber range' trains to fight off
A virtual training range developed for the Marine Corps to prepare troops for cyber operations has been adapted to do everything from prepare ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
To fight off a potential Mers virus outbreak, health and government …
A few weeks ago, a private clinic in Tsing Yi MTR station alerted authorities to a possible case of Middle East respiratory syndrome. According ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
Tattooed Semicolons Help Fight Off Depression
A semicolon (;) is a punctuation mark used by writers so suggest a powerful pause between two clauses. It packs the same gravitas as a full ... «Capitalberg, Jul 15»
10
Fight Off Cancer With Cone Snail Venom - Apex Tribune
Fight Off Cancer With Cone Snail Venom. Snails are slow creatures that most people never spend a second a day thinking of. Kids might say ... «Apex Tribune, Jul 15»

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