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If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well.
Alexis Arguello

Meaning of "fighting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGHTING

fighting  [ˈfaɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGHTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fighting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIGHTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fighting

Combat

Combat or fighting is a purposeful violent conflict meant to weaken, establish dominance over, or kill the opposition, or to drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed. The term combat typically refers to armed conflict between opposing military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict between individuals or nations. Combat violence can be unilateral, whereas fighting implies at least a defensive reaction. However, the terms are often used synonymously along with the term "Battle Ready". A large-scale fight is known as a battle.

Definition of fighting in the English dictionary

The definition of fighting in the dictionary is military conflict. Other definition of fighting is fighting with fists and small weapons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIGHTING


biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
bullfighting
ˈbʊlfaɪtɪŋ
bushfighting
ˈbʊʃfaɪtɪŋ
cockfighting
ˈkɒkˌfaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
crime-fighting
kraɪm ˈfaɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
firefighting
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ
gunfighting
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
infighting
ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
outfighting
ˈaʊtˌfaɪtɪŋ
prizefighting
ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtɪŋ
sighting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
whiting
ˈwaɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGHTING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGHTING

accounting
cage fighting
crime fighting
direct lighting
extreme fighting
floodlighting
gas lighting
indirect lighting
moonlighting
overhead lighting
self-righting
slighting
street fighting
street lighting
strip lighting
strobe lighting
track lighting
UFO sighting
wall lighting
weighting
yachting

Synonyms and antonyms of fighting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIGHTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fighting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fighting

Translation of «fighting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGHTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

战斗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peleas
570 millions of speakers

English

fighting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِتَال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сражение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjuang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kämpfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싸움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc chiến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சண்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लढाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

combattimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

walka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сутичка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lupte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσακωμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slagsmål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fighting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGHTING»

The term «fighting» is very widely used and occupies the 4.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGHTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fighting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fighting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIGHTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fighting.
1
Mohamed Al-Fayed
You look after yourself. You believe in God. And if people want to drag you down, you fight that, and you keep on fighting.
2
Jeff Ament
Everything Ticketmaster stands for is what we're fighting against. They're just a small cog in a machine where the artist is at the bottom.
3
Madchen Amick
Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
4
Michelangelo Antonioni
All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of tricks.
5
Alexis Arguello
Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money.
6
Alexis Arguello
If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well.
7
Michele Bachmann
I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being a fighter. A fighting for what people believe in, whether it is popular or not. Despite the opposition, I stand true. Because people know that I will do what I say. And that I say what I do.
8
Ashley Bell
It's been said that horror films are experimental forms of art, and I agree. As an actress, you're put in positions and have to experience emotions that are way beyond reality, whether fighting in a post-apocalyptic world or being possessed by the Devil.
9
Gordon Bethune
The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.
10
Malcolm Boyd
Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGHTING»

Discover the use of fighting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fighting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beautiful Fighting Girl
From Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku culture.
Tamaki Saitō, 2011
2
Fighting Invisible Tigers
Tests, reports, sports, band, homework, after-school job-the list of things you have to do can be long. At times it can be hard to deal with issues that come up at home and with friends. Fighting Invisible Tigers can help.
Earl Hipp, 2009
3
Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia
A study of the impact of language policies on ethnic relations in fifteen Asian and Pacific countries.
Michael Edward Brown, Sumit Ganguly, 2003
4
Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930.
Peter D. Norton, 2008
5
Fighting Chance: The Struggle Over Woman Suffrage and Black ...
Discusses the falling-out between women's and African-American suffrage advocates during the Reconstruction era, examining the political culture in the United States during the nineteenth century, and describing how local Republicans sought ...
Faye E. Dudden, 2011
6
Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Rhonda Wilcox, David Lavery, 2002
7
Weapons & Fighting Arts of Indonesia
With over 400 illustrations, this classic provides a comprehensive introduction to the sophisticated forms which characterize Indonesian martial arts styles.
Donn F. Draeger, 1992
8
Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties
In this new edition of his memoirs, Tariq Ali revisits his formative years as a young radical.
Tariq Ali, 2005
9
Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts
The fighting arts of China, Okinawa, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Donn F. Draeger, Robert W. Smith, 1980
10
Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice
A professor of sociology explores how black feminist thought confronts the injustices of poverty and white supremacy, and argues that those operating outside the mainstream emphasize sociological themes based on assumptions different than ...
Patricia Hill Collins, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGHTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fighting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Airstrikes pierce new Yemen truce following ground fighting
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A new truce in Yemen was pierced within an hour as Saudi-led airstrikes hit targets in the capital Sanaa and the ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Pros predict UFC 189: Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald
And I think that's all Robbie knows at this point, is fighting as he fought Hendricks. So I pick Robbie Lawler. I think he'll retain. Ben Rothwell: ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»
3
As Ukraine fighting continues, UN warns of worsening humanitarian …
Despite the ongoing fighting, Mr Laerke also noted that humanitarian partners in Ukraine had already provided aid for more than 450,000 ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
4
Israeli diplomat: Iran fighting global terror 'absurd and disingenuous'
"Iran must unequivocally abandon its backing of international terrorism if it ever wants to rejoin the world community," Dore Gold said in ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
5
Dana White: Jose Aldo 'did not have a broken rib,' the x-rays he …
... did not suffer a broken rib," and instead suffered "a bone bruise to his rib and cartilage injury" and had every intention of fighting McGregor on ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»
6
'Animal fighting paraphernalia' to be banned in Pennsylvania
In an attempt to curb animal fighting in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a new bill into law Friday that bans owning items used for the ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Water bomber crashes fighting Puntzi Lake Fire
A water bomber has crashed while fighting the Puntzi Lake wildfire near Williams Lake, B.C., but the pilot has escaped unharmed. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Mother fighting day care she said injured son
HEAR FROM A JIMBO FISHER IS SAYING ABOUT THE LATEST ARREST INVOLVING HIS TEAM. A LOCAL MOM IS POINTING FINGERS AT ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
9
Canadian study to use two cancer-fighting viruses in world first
Ontario researchers have launched the first clinical trial that will use two, custom-made, cancer-fighting viruses to stimulate the immune system ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
10
HRC Has #31Reasons to Keep Fighting: Employment Protections
A new infographic from the Human Rights Campaign shows that the fight for LGBT equality is far from over. BY Raffy Ermac. July 10 2015 ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

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