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fight

noun · verb · 24 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: fīt
  • Received-Pronunciation: /faɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /fəɪt/
  • Canada, US: [fəɪʔ]
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • [fʌɪt] Canadian raising
  • Australian: /fɑɪt/
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: F AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An occasion of fighting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A battle between opposing armies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A boxing or martial arts match.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I’ll put up a fight to save this company.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The will or ability to fight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all. As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Our soldiers fought the battle just over that hill.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • A wounded animal will fight tooth and nail; relentless, savage and murderous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: reciprocal

Examples

  • The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

Senses relating to physical conflict:

To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: causative

Examples

  • to fight cocks; to fight one’s ship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He fought for the Democrats in the last election.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The government pledged to fight corruption.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

a boxing or wrestling match

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the fight was on television last night

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs

17

noun

Meaning 17

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
  • he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: battle, conflict, engagement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: military action, action

Narrower terms: Armageddon, pitched battle, naval battle, combat, armed combat, dogfight, assault, Battle of Britain, Drogheda

18

noun

Meaning 18

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a fight broke out at the hockey game
  • there was fighting in the streets
  • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fighting, combat, scrap

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conflict, struggle, battle

Narrower terms: gunfight, gunplay, shootout, brush, clash, encounter, skirmish, close-quarter fighting, dogfight, fencing, in-fighting, set-to, shock, impact, hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble, duel, affaire d'honneur, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest, battering, banging, beating, whipping, affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle, brawl, free-for-all, knife fight, snickersnee, cut-and-thrust, rumble, gang fight, single combat

19

noun

Meaning 19

an aggressive willingness to compete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the team was full of fight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: competitiveness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aggressiveness

20

noun

Meaning 20

an intense verbal dispute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing

21

verb

Meaning 21

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the tribesmen fought each other
  • Siblings are always fighting
  • Militant groups are contending for control of the country

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contend, struggle

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: bear down, fistfight, join battle, tug, fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend, settle, get back, battle, combat, war, attack, assail, duel, joust, chicken-fight, chickenfight, tourney, feud, skirmish, bandy, fence, box, spar, scuffle, tussle, wrestle, engage, wage

22

verb

Meaning 22

fight against or resist strongly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The senator said he would oppose the bill
  • Don't fight it!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle

Narrower terms: recalcitrate, resist, stand, fend, hold out, withstand, stand firm, repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back

23

verb

Meaning 23

make a strenuous or labored effort

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She struggled for years to survive without welfare
  • He fought for breath

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: struggle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: try, seek, attempt, essay, assay

Narrower terms: tug, labor, labour, push, drive, flounder

24

verb

Meaning 24

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The liberal party pushed for reforms
  • She is crusading for women's rights
  • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advertise, advertize, promote, push

History

Etymology

From Middle English fight, feyght, fiȝt, fecht, from Old English feoht, ġefeoht (“fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtą, *gafehtą (“fight, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Cognate with Dutch gevecht (“fight”), German Gefecht (“fight”).

From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Cognate with Scots fecht (“to fight”), West Frisian fjochtsje, fjuchte (“to fight”), Dutch vechten (“to fight”), Low German fechten (“to fight”), German fechten (“to fight, fence”), Danish fægte (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons)”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk fekte (“to fence”), Swedish fäkta (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons), to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms”), Latin pectō (“comb, thrash”, verb), Albanian pjek (“to hit, strive, fight”), Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”, verb). Related also to Old English feht (“wool, shaggy pelt, fleece”).

Across languages

Translations

742 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: geveg — occasion of fighting
  • Albanian: luftë — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: قِتَال (qitāl) — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: هوشة (hōša) — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: مُضاربة (muḍāraba) — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: طوشة (ṭōše) — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: هوشة (hōše) — occasion of fighting
  • Arabic: قِتَال (qitāl) — occasion of fighting
  • Armenian: կռիվ (kṙiv) — occasion of fighting
  • Aromanian: alumtã — occasion of fighting
  • Aromanian: ljuftã — occasion of fighting
  • Aromanian: lumtã — occasion of fighting
  • Asturian: llucha — occasion of fighting
  • Avar: рагъ (rağ) — occasion of fighting
  • Azerbaijani: dalaşma — occasion of fighting
  • Azerbaijani: dava — occasion of fighting
  • Basque: borroka — occasion of fighting
  • Basque: borrokaldi — occasion of fighting
  • Belarusian: бо́йка (bójka) — occasion of fighting
  • Belarusian: бой (boj) — occasion of fighting
  • Belarusian: суты́чка (sutýčka) — occasion of fighting
  • Bulgarian: бой (boj) — occasion of fighting
  • Bulgarian: сраже́ние (sražénie) — occasion of fighting
  • Bulgarian: би́тка (bítka) — occasion of fighting
  • Catalan: lluita — occasion of fighting
  • Catalan: combat — occasion of fighting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥爭 /斗争 (dòuzhēng) — occasion of fighting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰鬥 /战斗 (zhàndòu) — occasion of fighting
  • Czech: boj — occasion of fighting
  • Czech: rvačka — occasion of fighting
  • Czech: bitka — occasion of fighting
  • Danish: kamp — occasion of fighting
  • Dutch: gevecht — occasion of fighting
  • Esperanto: batalo — occasion of fighting
  • Finnish: taistelu — occasion of fighting
  • Finnish: tappelu — occasion of fighting
  • French: lutte — occasion of fighting
  • French: combat — occasion of fighting
  • Galician: loita — occasion of fighting
  • German: Kampf — occasion of fighting
  • Ancient Greek: μάχη (mákhē) — occasion of fighting
  • Haitian Creole: lit — occasion of fighting
  • Haitian Creole: lalit — occasion of fighting
  • Hebrew: קְרָב (kráv) — occasion of fighting
  • Hebrew: לְחִימָה (l'khimá) — occasion of fighting
  • Hebrew: ריב (rív) — occasion of fighting
  • Hebrew: מַאֲבָק (ma'avák) — occasion of fighting
  • Hungarian: küzdelem — occasion of fighting
  • Icelandic: slagur — occasion of fighting
  • Icelandic: bardagi — occasion of fighting
  • Ingrian: tappelo — occasion of fighting
  • Ingrian: kähäkkä — occasion of fighting
  • Irish: troid — occasion of fighting
  • Italian: lotta — occasion of fighting
  • Italian: incontro — occasion of fighting
  • Japanese: 戦い (tatakai) — occasion of fighting
  • Jeju: 싸움 (ssaum) — occasion of fighting
  • Kashmiri: لَڑٲے (laḍạ̄y) — occasion of fighting
  • Kashmiri: جٔگڑٕ (jạgḍụ) — occasion of fighting
  • Khmer: ជំលោះ (cumlŭəh) — occasion of fighting
  • Khmer: ព្យតិហារ (pyĕəʼtehaa) — occasion of fighting
  • Korean: 싸움 (ssaum) — occasion of fighting
  • Central Kurdish: شەڕ (şerr) — occasion of fighting
  • Latin: pugna — occasion of fighting
  • Latvian: cīņa — occasion of fighting
  • Latvian: kauja — occasion of fighting
  • Lithuanian: kova — occasion of fighting
  • Lithuanian: muštynės — occasion of fighting
  • Lithuanian: grumtynės — occasion of fighting
  • Macedonian: бој (boj) — occasion of fighting
  • Manchu: ᠠᡶᠠᠨ (afan) — occasion of fighting
  • Marathi: लढाई (laḍhāī) — occasion of fighting
  • Mongolian: тулаан (tulaan) — occasion of fighting
  • Nepali: झगडा (jhagaḍā) — occasion of fighting
  • Nepali: लडाईं (laḍāīṃ) — occasion of fighting
  • Norman: bastaude — occasion of fighting
  • Norman: frip'sie — occasion of fighting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slåsskamp — occasion of fighting
  • Occitan: lucha — occasion of fighting
  • Old English: ġefeoht — occasion of fighting
  • Persian: کارزار (kârzâr) — occasion of fighting
  • Pijin: faet — occasion of fighting
  • Polish: bójka — occasion of fighting
  • Polish: bój — occasion of fighting
  • Polish: bitwa — occasion of fighting
  • Portuguese: luta — occasion of fighting
  • Portuguese: briga — occasion of fighting
  • Romanian: luptă — occasion of fighting
  • Romanian: bătaie — occasion of fighting
  • Romansh: cumbat — occasion of fighting
  • Romansh: cumbata — occasion of fighting
  • Romansh: lutga — occasion of fighting
  • Russian: дра́ка (dráka) — occasion of fighting
  • Russian: бой (boj) — occasion of fighting
  • Russian: сты́чка (stýčka) — occasion of fighting
  • Sanskrit: युद्ध (yuddha) — occasion of fighting
  • Scottish Gaelic: cogadh — occasion of fighting
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — occasion of fighting
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhrag — occasion of fighting
  • Slovak: boj — occasion of fighting
  • Spanish: lucha — occasion of fighting
  • Spanish: socaliña — occasion of fighting
  • Swahili: vita — occasion of fighting
  • Tajik: корзор (korzor) — occasion of fighting
  • Tarifit: amenɣi — occasion of fighting
  • Thai: การต่อสู้ (gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — occasion of fighting
  • Tibetan: འཁྲུག་རྩོད ('khrug rtsod) — occasion of fighting
  • Tibetan: འཐབ་འཁྲུག ('thab 'khrug) — occasion of fighting
  • Tibetan: འཐབ་འཛིང ('thab 'dzing) — occasion of fighting
  • Tok Pisin: pait — occasion of fighting
  • Ukrainian: бі́йка (bíjka) — occasion of fighting
  • Ukrainian: бій (bij) — occasion of fighting
  • Ukrainian: сути́чка (sutýčka) — occasion of fighting
  • Venetan: lòta — occasion of fighting
  • Yiddish: קאַמף (kamf) — occasion of fighting
  • Yoruba: ìjà — occasion of fighting
  • Afrikaans: geveg — battle
  • Albanian: betejë — battle
  • Arabic: مَعْرَكَة (maʕraka) — battle
  • Armenian: մարտ (mart) — battle
  • Azerbaijani: döyüş — battle
  • Basque: gudu — battle
  • Basque: bataila — battle
  • Belarusian: бі́тва (bítva) — battle
  • Belarusian: бой (boj) — battle
  • Belarusian: змага́нне (zmahánnje) — battle
  • Belarusian: бата́лія (batálija) — battle
  • Bulgarian: би́тка (bítka) — battle
  • Bulgarian: сраже́ние (sražénie) — battle
  • Bulgarian: бой (boj) — battle
  • Catalan: combat — battle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥爭 /斗争 (dòuzhēng) — battle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰鬥 /战斗 (zhàndòu) — battle
  • Czech: bitva — battle
  • Czech: boj — battle
  • Danish: kamp — battle
  • Danish: slag — battle
  • Dutch: gevecht — battle
  • Dutch: strijd — battle
  • Dutch: slag — battle
  • Egyptian: aHA-A24 (ꜥḥꜣ) — battle
  • Estonian: lahing — battle
  • Finnish: taistelu — battle
  • French: bataille — battle
  • German: Kampf — battle
  • German: Schlacht — battle
  • German: Gefecht — battle
  • Greek: μάχη (máchi) — battle
  • Ancient Greek: μάχη (mákhē) — battle
  • Ancient Greek: δῆρις (dêris) — battle
  • Hebrew: קְרָב (kráv) — battle
  • Hindi: युद्ध (yuddh) — battle
  • Hindi: लड़ाई (laṛāī) — battle
  • Hindi: झगड़ा (jhagṛā) — battle
  • Hindi: रण (raṇ) — battle
  • Hungarian: csata — battle
  • Hungarian: ütközet — battle
  • Icelandic: bardagi — battle
  • Italian: battaglia — battle
  • Italian: combattimento — battle
  • Japanese: 戦闘 (sentô) — battle
  • Japanese: 戦い (tatakai) — battle
  • Kashmiri: جَنٛگ (jang) — battle
  • Kashmiri: یۄد (yọd) — battle
  • Korean: 전투 (jeontu) — battle
  • Korean: 전쟁 (jeonjaeng) — battle
  • Korean: 싸움 (ssaum) — battle
  • Korean: 교전 (gyojeon) — battle
  • Central Kurdish: شەڕ (şerr) — battle
  • Latin: pugna — battle
  • Latvian: kauja — battle
  • Latvian: cīņa — battle
  • Lithuanian: kova — battle
  • Lithuanian: mūšis — battle
  • Macedonian: битка (bitka) — battle
  • Macedonian: бој (boj) — battle
  • Marathi: लढाई (laḍhāī) — battle
  • Mongolian: тэмцэл (temcel) — battle
  • Mongolian: дайн (dajn) — battle
  • Mongolian: тулаан (tulaan) — battle
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠴᠡᠯ (temečel) — battle
  • Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠶᠢᠨ (dayin) — battle
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠤᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨ (tuluɣan) — battle
  • Norman: batâle — battle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slag — battle
  • Old English: ġefeoht — battle
  • Persian: پیکار (peykâr) — battle
  • Persian: نبرد (nabard) — battle
  • Persian: مبارزه (mobâreze) — battle
  • Pijin: faet — battle
  • Polish: bój — battle
  • Polish: bitwa — battle
  • Polish: batalia — battle
  • Portuguese: batalha — battle
  • Portuguese: luta — battle
  • Portuguese: combate — battle
  • Romanian: bătălie — battle
  • Romansh: cumbat — battle
  • Romansh: cumbata — battle
  • Russian: би́тва (bítva) — battle
  • Russian: сраже́ние (sražénije) — battle
  • Russian: бата́лия (batálija) — battle
  • Sanskrit: युद्ध (yuddha) — battle
  • Scottish Gaelic: cogadh — battle
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — battle
  • Scottish Gaelic: blàr — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: би̏тка — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: бо̀рба — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: бо̑ј — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȉtka — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: bòrba — battle
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȏj — battle
  • Slovak: bitva — battle
  • Slovak: bitka — battle
  • Slovak: boj — battle
  • Slovene: boj — battle
  • Slovene: bitka — battle
  • Spanish: pelea — battle
  • Spanish: combate — battle
  • Spanish: lucha — battle
  • Spanish: lid — battle
  • Spanish: liza — battle
  • Swahili: vita — battle
  • Swedish: slag — battle
  • Swedish: strid — battle
  • Swedish: kamp — battle
  • Tajik: мубориза (muboriza) — battle
  • Tamil: சண்டை (caṇṭai) — battle
  • Tarifit: amenɣi — battle
  • Tibetan: འཐབ་འཛིང ('thab 'dzing) — battle
  • Tibetan: དམག་འཁྲུག (dmag 'khrug) — battle
  • Tibetan: གཡུལ (g.yul) — battle
  • Tok Pisin: pait — battle
  • Turkish: savaş — battle
  • Ottoman Turkish: صاواش (savaş) — battle
  • Ottoman Turkish: ناورد (naverd) — battle
  • Ottoman Turkish: پرخاش (perhaş) — battle
  • Ukrainian: би́тва (býtva) — battle
  • Ukrainian: бій (bij) — battle
  • Ukrainian: бойови́ще (bojovýšče) — battle
  • Ukrainian: бойови́сько (bojovýsʹko) — battle
  • Ukrainian: бата́лія (batálija) — battle
  • Azerbaijani: dava — physical confrontation
  • Bulgarian: бой (boj) — physical confrontation
  • Catalan: baralla — physical confrontation
  • Catalan: batussa — physical confrontation
  • Czech: rvačka — physical confrontation
  • Danish: slagsmål — physical confrontation
  • Danish: ballade — physical confrontation
  • Dutch: gevecht — physical confrontation
  • Dutch: boel — physical confrontation
  • Finnish: tappelu — physical confrontation
  • Finnish: taistelu — physical confrontation
  • French: bagarre — physical confrontation
  • German: Keilerei — physical confrontation
  • German: Prügelei — physical confrontation
  • Hebrew: ריב (rív) — physical confrontation
  • Hebrew: מַאֲבָק (ma'avák) — physical confrontation
  • Ingrian: tappelo — physical confrontation
  • Irish: troid — physical confrontation
  • Italian: rissa — physical confrontation
  • Japanese: 喧嘩 (kenka) — physical confrontation
  • Kashmiri: لَڑٲے (laḍạ̄y) — physical confrontation
  • Latin: pugna — physical confrontation
  • Latin: rixa — physical confrontation
  • Latvian: kautiņš — physical confrontation
  • Lithuanian: muštynės — physical confrontation
  • Lithuanian: peštynės — physical confrontation
  • Lithuanian: grumtynės — physical confrontation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slåsskamp — physical confrontation
  • Persian: دعوا (da'vâ) — physical confrontation
  • Pijin: faet — physical confrontation
  • Polish: starcie — physical confrontation
  • Polish: bitwa — physical confrontation
  • Portuguese: briga — physical confrontation
  • Russian: дра́ка (dráka) — physical confrontation
  • Russian: бой (boj) — physical confrontation
  • Scottish Gaelic: cogadh — physical confrontation
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — physical confrontation
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhrag — physical confrontation
  • Serbo-Croatian: tuča — physical confrontation
  • Swahili: vita — physical confrontation
  • Tarifit: amenɣi — physical confrontation
  • Tibetan: འཐབ་འཛིང ('thab 'dzing) — physical confrontation
  • Tibetan: འཐབ་འཁྲུག ('thab 'khrug) — physical confrontation
  • Tok Pisin: pait — physical confrontation
  • Turkish: dövüş — physical confrontation
  • Czech: zápas — martial arts match
  • Danish: kamp — martial arts match
  • Dutch: gevecht — martial arts match
  • Esperanto: konkurso — martial arts match
  • Finnish: kamppailu — martial arts match
  • Finnish: ottelu — martial arts match
  • French: combat — martial arts match
  • Hebrew: קְרָב (kráv) — martial arts match
  • Icelandic: bardagi — martial arts match
  • Icelandic: slagur — martial arts match
  • Italian: combattimento — martial arts match
  • Italian: incontro — martial arts match
  • Japanese: 試合 (shiai) — martial arts match
  • Kazakh: төбелес (töbeles) — martial arts match
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kamp — martial arts match
  • Persian: مسابقه (mosâbeqe) — martial arts match
  • Persian: مبارزه (mobâreze) — martial arts match
  • Polish: walka — martial arts match
  • Portuguese: luta — martial arts match
  • Portuguese: combate — martial arts match
  • Romansh: lutga — martial arts match
  • Russian: бой (boj) — martial arts match
  • Spanish: combate — martial arts match
  • Swedish: match — martial arts match
  • Swedish: fajt — martial arts match
  • Vietnamese: trận — martial arts match
  • Armenian: պայքար (paykʻar) — conflict of will, strife
  • Belarusian: барацьба́ (baracʹbá) — conflict of will, strife
  • Bulgarian: борба́ (borbá) — conflict of will, strife
  • Danish: kamp — conflict of will, strife
  • Dutch: strijd — conflict of will, strife
  • Finnish: taistelu — conflict of will, strife
  • French: combativité — conflict of will, strife
  • German: Streit — conflict of will, strife
  • Hebrew: מַאֲבָק (ma'avák) — conflict of will, strife
  • Hungarian: küzdelem — conflict of will, strife
  • Irish: comhrac — conflict of will, strife
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kamp — conflict of will, strife
  • Persian: نزاع (nezâ') — conflict of will, strife
  • Persian: کشمکش (kešmakeš) — conflict of will, strife
  • Polish: walka — conflict of will, strife
  • Polish: bitwa — conflict of will, strife
  • Portuguese: luta — conflict of will, strife
  • Russian: борьба́ (borʹbá) — conflict of will, strife
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhrag — conflict of will, strife
  • Serbo-Croatian: борба — conflict of will, strife
  • Serbo-Croatian: borba — conflict of will, strife
  • Spanish: lucha — conflict of will, strife
  • Spanish: socaliña — conflict of will, strife
  • Swahili: vita — conflict of will, strife
  • Swedish: kamp — conflict of will, strife
  • Ukrainian: боротьба́ (borotʹbá) — conflict of will, strife
  • Azerbaijani: davakarlıq — will or ability to fight
  • Czech: bojovnost — will or ability to fight
  • Dutch: vechtlust — will or ability to fight
  • Finnish: taistelutahto — will or ability to fight
  • German: Kampfgeist — will or ability to fight
  • Hebrew: רוח קרב — will or ability to fight
  • Japanese: ファイト (faito) — will or ability to fight
  • Japanese: 闘志 (tōshi) — will or ability to fight
  • Japanese: 戦意 (sen'i) — will or ability to fight
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stridslyst — will or ability to fight
  • Polish: bojowość — will or ability to fight
  • Portuguese: combatividade — will or ability to fight
  • Swahili: vita — will or ability to fight
  • Afrikaans: stryd — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Aghwan: 𐔽𐔰𐕀 (ˁax) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Albanian: luftoj — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Amharic: መዋጋት (mäwagat) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: عَارَكَ (ʕāraka) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: قَاتَلَ (qātala) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: اِتعارك (etʕārek) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: اتضارب (itḍārab) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Iraqi Arabic: تمالخ (tmālaḵ) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: تدابز (tdabəz) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Aramaic: ܟܬܫ (kθaš) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Armenian: կռվել (kṙvel) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Aromanian: alumtu — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Assamese: যুঁজা (zũza) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Asturian: lluchar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Azerbaijani: döyüşmək — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Azerbaijani: vuruşmaq — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Azerbaijani: çarpışmaq — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Azerbaijani: dalaşmaq — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Basque: borrokatu — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Basque: borroka egin — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Belarusian: бі́цца (bícca) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Belarusian: змага́цца (zmahácca) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Belarusian: ваява́ць (vajavácʹ) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Belarusian: баро́цца (barócca) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Bulgarian: боря́ се (borjá se) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Bulgarian: би́я се (bíja se) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Burmese: ရန်ဖြစ် (ranhprac) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Catalan: lluitar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Catalan: barallar-se — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Chinese Cantonese: 打交 (daa2 gaau1) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥爭 /斗争 (dòuzhēng) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰鬥 /战斗 (zhàndòu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奮鬥 /奋斗 (fèndòu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Czech: bojovat — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Czech: zápasit — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Czech: bít se — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Danish: slås — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Danish: kæmpe — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Dutch: strijden — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Dutch: vechten — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Dutch: kampen — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Egyptian: aHA-A24 (ꜥḥꜣ) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Esperanto: batali — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Estonian: kaklema — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Estonian: võitlema — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Finnish: tapella — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Finnish: taistella — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • French: se battre — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • French: guerroyer in war — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • North Frisian: stridj — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • West-Frisian: fjochtsje — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: loitar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: lear — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: punar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: estalifar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: derrancar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: pelexar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: gurrar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: dedolar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: desortir — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Galician: barallar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Georgian: ბრძოლა (brʒola) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Georgian: შებრძოლება (šebrʒoleba) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Georgian: ჩხუბი (čxubi) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • German: kämpfen — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • German: fechten — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • German: streiten — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (weihan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Greek: παλεύω (palévo) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Greek: μάχομαι (máchomai) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Greek: πολεμάω (polemáo) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Ancient Greek: μάχομαι (mákhomai) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Haitian Creole: lite — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hawaiian: hakakā — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hawaiian: paio — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hawaiian: kaua — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hebrew: רָב (rav) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hebrew: נֶאֱבַק (ne'evák) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hebrew: נִלְחַם (nilkhám) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hindi: लड़ना (laṛnā) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hindi: झगड़ना (jhagaṛnā) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hungarian: harcol — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Hungarian: verekszik — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Icelandic: slást — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Icelandic: berjast — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Indonesian: kelahi — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Indonesian: tarung — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Inuttitut: pâk — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Irish: troid — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Irish: comhraic — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Irish: bruíon — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Italian: lottare — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Italian: azzuffarsi — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Italian: battersi — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Japanese: 喧嘩する (kenka suru) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Japanese: 対決する (taiketsu suru) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Japanese: 戦う (tatakau) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Japanese: 闘う (tatakau) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Jeju: 쌉다 (ssapda) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Jeju: ᄃᆞ투다 (dawtuda) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kabuverdianu: briga — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kabuverdianu: brigá — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kashmiri: لَڑُن (laḍun) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kazakh: төбелесу (töbelesu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kazakh: ұрысу (ūrysu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kazakh: күресу (küresu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kazakh: соғысу (soğysu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Khmer: វាយតប់ (viəy tɑp) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kituba: nwana — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Korean: 다투다 (datuda) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Korean: 싸우다 (ssauda) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Central Kurdish: شەڕ کردن (şerr kirdin) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kyrgyz: согушуу (soguşuu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Kyrgyz: урушуу (uruşuu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lao: ຕໍ່ສູ້ (tǭ sū) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lao: ຮົບ (hop) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lao: ສູ້ (sū) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latgalian: sistīs — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latgalian: ceikstētīs — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latgalian: veiktīs — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latin: pugnō — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latin: dīmicō — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latin: luctor — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latvian: cīnīties — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Latvian: kauties — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lingala: bunda — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lithuanian: kautis — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lithuanian: muštis — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lithuanian: peštis — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lithuanian: grumtis — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Low German: strieden — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Low German: fechten — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Low German: kämpen — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Macedonian: се бори (se bori) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Maltese: ġlieda — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Māori: kakari — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Māori: whawhai — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Marathi: लढणे (laḍhṇe) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Marathi: लढा देणे (laḍhā deṇe) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Marathi: झुंजणे (jhuñjṇe) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Marathi: झुंज देणे (jhuñja deṇe) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Middle English: fighten — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Mongolian: тэмцэх (temcex) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vèi-īe — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Neapolitan: luttà — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Nepali: लड्नु (laḍnu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Norman: s'freûler — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Norwegian: slåss — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Norwegian: kjempe — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Occitan: luchar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Old East Slavic: боротися (borotisja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Old English: feohtan — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Oromo: loluu — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Persian: مبارزه کردن (mobâreze kardan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Persian: جنگیدن (jangidan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Polish: walczyć — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Polish: bić się — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Portuguese: lutar com — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Portuguese: contra — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Romanian: lupta — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Romanian: se bate — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Romansh: lutgar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Russian: дра́ться (drátʹsja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Russian: би́ться (bítʹsja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Russian: боро́ться (borótʹsja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Russian: сража́ться (sražátʹsja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Russian: воева́ть (vojevátʹ) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Sanskrit: युध्यते (yudhyate) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Scots: fecht — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Scottish Gaelic: cog — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Serbo-Croatian: борити се — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Serbo-Croatian: boriti se — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Slovak: bojovať — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Slovak: biť sa — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Slovene: boriti se — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Lower Sorbian: wójowaś — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Spanish: pelear — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Spanish: luchar — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Spanish: batirse — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Spanish: hacer armas — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Sundanese: tarung — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Swahili: vita — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Swedish: strida — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Swedish: slåss — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Swedish: kämpa — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tagalog: awayin — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tagalog: warlahin — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tajik: ҷангидан (jangidan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tajik: мубориза кардан (muboriza kardan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tajik: мубориза бурдан (muboriza burdan) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Thai: สู้ (sûu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Thai: ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Thai: รบ (róp) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tibetan: འཛིང ('dzing) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tibetan: འཁྲུག ('khrug) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tibetan: འཁྲུག་རྩོད་རྒྱག ('khrug rtsod rgyag) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་འདྲེ་རྒྱག (rgya 'dre rgyag) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tocharian B: wät- — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tok Pisin: paitim — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tooro: -rwana — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Turkish: savaşmak — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Turkish: dövüşmek — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Turkmen: uruşmak — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Tuvan: демисежир (demisejir) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Udi: аъхъеъсун (a̱qe̱sun) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Ukrainian: би́тися (býtysja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Ukrainian: боро́тися (borótysja) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Ukrainian: воюва́ти (vojuváty) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Urdu: لڑنا (laṛnā) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Urdu: جھگڑنا (jhagaṛnā) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Uyghur: يېغىلاشماق (yëghilashmaq) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Uyghur: كۈرەشمەك (küreshmek) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Uzbek: urushmoq — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Uzbek: kurashmoq — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Vietnamese: chiến đấu — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Welsh: brwydro — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Yakut: охсуо (oqsuo) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Yiddish: קעמפֿן (kemfn) — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Yoruba: jà — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Zealandic: vechte — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Zhuang: hoenx — (intransitive) to contend in physical conflict
  • Arabic: تَعَارَكَ (taʕāraka) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: تَقَاتَلَ (taqātala) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: اِعْتَرَكَ (iʕtaraka) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: اِقْتَتَلَ (iqtatala) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: اتخانق (etḵāneʔ) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: اتضارب (atḍārab) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Azerbaijani: dalaşmaq — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Azerbaijani: vuruşmaq — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Azerbaijani: çarpışmaq — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Greek: τσακώνομαι (tsakónomai) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Greek: μαλώνω (malóno) — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Khiamniungan Naga: vèi-īe — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Swedish: slåss — (reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other
  • Arabic: نَاضَلَ (nāḍala) — to strive for
  • Arabic: كَافَحَ (kāfaḥa) — to strive for
  • Azerbaijani: döyüşmək — to strive for
  • Azerbaijani: vuruşmaq — to strive for
  • Azerbaijani: çarpışmaq — to strive for
  • Basque: borrokatu — to strive for
  • Basque: borroka egin — to strive for
  • Czech: bojovat — to strive for
  • Dutch: opkomen voor — to strive for
  • Dutch: ijveren voor — to strive for
  • Finnish: taistella — to strive for
  • Finnish: tsempata — to strive for
  • Galician: loitar — to strive for
  • German: kämpfen — to strive for
  • Hebrew: נאבק (ne'evák) — to strive for
  • Hungarian: harcol — to strive for
  • Icelandic: berjast — to strive for
  • Italian: combattere — to strive for
  • Japanese: 戦う (tatakau) — to strive for
  • Japanese: 闘う (tatakau) — to strive for
  • Khmer: តស៊ូ (tɑɑ suu) — to strive for
  • Latvian: cīnīties — to strive for
  • Middle English: fighten — to strive for
  • Norwegian: kjempe for — to strive for
  • Persian: تلاش کردن (talâš kardan) — to strive for
  • Portuguese: lutar — to strive for
  • Russian: боро́ться (borótʹsja) — to strive for
  • Russian: сража́ться (sražátʹsja) — to strive for
  • Spanish: luchar — to strive for
  • Swahili: vita — to strive for
  • Thai: สู้ (sûu) — to strive for
  • Thai: ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — to strive for
  • Bangi: buna — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Bulgarian: сражавам се (sražavam se) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Czech: bojovat — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Dutch: uitvechten — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Finnish: taistella — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Galician: loitar — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Hebrew: נלחם (nilkhám) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Hungarian: verekszik — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Icelandic: heyja — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Japanese: 戦う (tatakau) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Japanese: 闘う (tatakau) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Kabuverdianu: briga — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Kabuverdianu: brigá — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Lingala: buna — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Māori: āpiti — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Norwegian: slåss — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Persian: جنگیدن (jangidan) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Portuguese: lutar — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Russian: би́ться (bítʹsja) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Russian: сража́ться (sražátʹsja) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cog — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Swahili: vita — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Thai: สู้ (sûu) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Thai: ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Tibetan: འཛིང ('dzing) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Tibetan: དཀྲུག (dkrug) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Tibetan: འཁྲུག་རྩོད་རྒྱག ('khrug rtsod rgyag) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་འདྲེ་རྒྱག (rgya 'dre rgyag) — (transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict)
  • Arabic: عَارَكَ (ʕāraka) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Arabic: قَاتَلَ (qātala) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Armenian: մարտնչել (martnčʻel) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Basque: borrokatu — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Basque: borroka egin — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Belarusian: ваява́ць (vajavácʹ) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Bulgarian: бия се (bija se) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Catalan: combatre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Chickasaw: ittafama — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uwana na — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Czech: bojovat — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Danish: udkæmpe — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Dutch: vechten tegen — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Dutch: vechten met — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Dutch: bevechten — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Estonian: sõdima — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Finnish: taistella — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • French: combattre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Old French: batre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Old French: cumbatre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Galician: combatir — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Georgian: შებრძოლება (šebrʒoleba) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Georgian: შერკინება (šerḳineba) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • German: kämpfen gegen — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • German: kämpfen mit — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Greek: πολεμώ (polemó) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Hebrew: נאבק (ne'evák) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Hebrew: נלחם (nilkhám) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Icelandic: berjast við — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Irish: troid — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Italian: combattere — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Japanese: 対決する (taiketsu suru) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Japanese: 戦う (tatakau) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Japanese: 闘う (tatakau) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Khmer: ប្រយុទ្ឋ (prɑɑyutthɑɑ) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Korean: 싸우다 (ssauda) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Latin: combattuo — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Latvian: cīnīties — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Lithuanian: kovoti — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Lithuanian: kautis — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Mongolian: тэмцэх (temcex) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Mongolian: байлдах (bajldax) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Norwegian: slåss — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Occitan: batre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Occitan: combatre — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Persian: جنگیدن (jangidan) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Portuguese: combater — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Portuguese: lutar — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Romanian: combate — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Romansh: cumbatter — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Russian: би́ться (bítʹsja) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Russian: сража́ться (sražátʹsja) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Russian: воева́ть (vojevátʹ) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Scottish Gaelic: cog — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Scottish Gaelic: sabaid — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Spanish: combatir — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Swahili: vita — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Thai: ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Tok Pisin: paitim — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Ukrainian: воюва́ти (vojuváty) — (transitive) to contend in physical conflict against
  • Armenian: պայքարել (paykʻarel) — to counteract
  • Basque: aurka egin — to counteract
  • Czech: bojovat — to counteract
  • Danish: bekæmpe — to counteract
  • Dutch: bevechten — to counteract
  • Dutch: bekampen — to counteract
  • Estonian: võitlema — to counteract
  • Finnish: taistella — to counteract
  • French: combattre — to counteract
  • German: bekämpfen — to counteract
  • Greek: καταπολεμώ (katapolemó) — to counteract
  • Hebrew: נאבק (ne'evák) — to counteract
  • Hebrew: נלחם (nilkhám) — to counteract
  • Icelandic: berjast gegn — to counteract
  • Japanese: 戦う — to counteract
  • Japanese: 闘う (tatakau) — to counteract
  • Lao: ຕໍ່ສູ້ (tǭ sū) — to counteract
  • Latin: pugnare — to counteract
  • Middle English: fighten — to counteract
  • Norwegian: bekjempe — to counteract
  • Persian: مقابله کردن (moqâbele kardan) — to counteract
  • Polish: walczyć — to counteract
  • Portuguese: lutar contra — to counteract
  • Portuguese: combater — to counteract
  • Portuguese: enfrentar — to counteract
  • Russian: би́ться (bítʹsja) — to counteract
  • Russian: сража́ться (sražátʹsja) — to counteract
  • Swahili: vita — to counteract
  • Swedish: bekämpa — to counteract
  • Thai: ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu) — to counteract
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