Engelsk substantiv: fight | |||
1. | fight (om handling) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga. He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | battle, conflict, engagement | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | action, military action | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Armageddon, armed combat, assault, combat, dogfight, naval battle, pitched battle | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Battle of Britain, Drogheda | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | war, warfare | ||
Overordnet kategori | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | fight (om handling) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A fight broke out at the hockey game. There was fighting in the streets. The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | combat, fighting, scrap | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | affaire d'honneur, affray, banging, battering, beating, brawl, brush, clash, close-quarter fighting, cut-and-thrust, disturbance, dogfight, dogfight, duel, encounter, fencing, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, gang fight, gunfight, gunplay, hassle, impact, in-fighting, knife fight, rough-and-tumble, ruffle, rumble, scuffle, set-to, shock, shootout, single combat, skirmish, slugfest, snickersnee, tussle, whipping | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | blow | ||
3. | fight (om egenskap) an aggressive willingness to compete | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The team was full of fight. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | competitiveness | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | aggressiveness | ||
4. | fight (om kommunikasjon) an intense verbal dispute | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt | ||
5. | fight (om handling) a boxing or wrestling match | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The fight was on television last night. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
Engelsk verb: fight | |||
1. | fight (om konkurranse) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The tribesmen fought each other. Siblings are always fighting. Militant groups are contending for control of the country. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue fight, Sam cannot fight Sue | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | contend, struggle | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | assail, attack, bandy, battle, bear down, box, chicken-fight, chickenfight, combat, defend, duel, engage, fence, feud, fight, fight back, fight back, fight down, fistfight, get back, join battle, joust, oppose, scuffle, settle, skirmish, spar, tourney, tug, tussle, wage, war, wrestle | ||
Kan forårsake | compete, contend, vie | ||
2. | fight (om konkurranse) fight against or resist strongly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The senator said he would oppose the bill. Don't fight it!. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | defend, fight back, fight down, oppose | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | contend, fight, struggle | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | drive back, fend, fight off, hold out, rebuff, recalcitrate, repel, repulse, resist, resist, stand, stand firm, withstand | ||
3. | fight (om adferd) make a strenuous or labored effort | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She struggled for years to survive without welfare. He fought for breath. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | struggle | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | drive, flounder, labor, labour, push, tug | ||
4. | fight (om adferd) 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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The liberal party pushed for reforms. She is crusading for women's rights. The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | agitate, campaign, crusade, press, push | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | advertise, advertize, promote, push | ||