fight – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fight

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fight back sth
Participle: fought back sth
Gerund: fighting back sth

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of fight

Indicative

Present

Ifight back sth
youfight back sth
he;she;itfights back sth
wefight back sth
youfight back sth
theyfight back sth

Perfect

Ihave fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhave fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;ithas fought back sth; foughten back sth
wehave fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhave fought back sth; foughten back sth
theyhave fought back sth; foughten back sth

Past

Ifought back sth
youfought back sth
he;she;itfought back sth
wefought back sth
youfought back sth
theyfought back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhad fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;ithad fought back sth; foughten back sth
wehad fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhad fought back sth; foughten back sth
theyhad fought back sth; foughten back sth

Future

Iwill fight back sth
youwill fight back sth
he;she;itwill fight back sth
wewill fight back sth
youwill fight back sth
theywill fight back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have fought back sth; foughten back sth
youwill have fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;itwill have fought back sth; foughten back sth
wewill have fought back sth; foughten back sth
youwill have fought back sth; foughten back sth
theywill have fought back sth; foughten back sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifight back sth
youfight back sth
he;she;itfight back sth
wefight back sth
youfight back sth
theyfight back sth

Perfect

Ihave fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhave fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;ithave fought back sth; foughten back sth
wehave fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhave fought back sth; foughten back sth
theyhave fought back sth; foughten back sth

Imperfect

Ifought back sth
youfought back sth
he;she;itfought back sth
wefought back sth
youfought back sth
theyfought back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhad fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;ithad fought back sth; foughten back sth
wehad fought back sth; foughten back sth
youhad fought back sth; foughten back sth
theyhad fought back sth; foughten back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould fight back sth
youwould fight back sth
he;she;itwould fight back sth
wewould fight back sth
youwould fight back sth
theywould fight back sth

Perfect

Iwould have fought back sth; foughten back sth
youwould have fought back sth; foughten back sth
he;she;itwould have fought back sth; foughten back sth
wewould have fought back sth; foughten back sth
youwould have fought back sth; foughten back sth
theywould have fought back sth; foughten back sth

Imperative

youfight back sth
weLet's fight back sth
youfight back sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fighting back sth
youare fighting back sth
he;she;itis fighting back sth
weare fighting back sth
youare fighting back sth
theyare fighting back sth

Perfect

Ihave been fighting back sth
youhave been fighting back sth
he;she;ithas been fighting back sth
wehave been fighting back sth
youhave been fighting back sth
theyhave been fighting back sth

Past

Iwas fighting back sth
youwere fighting back sth
he;she;itwas fighting back sth
wewere fighting back sth
youwere fighting back sth
theywere fighting back sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been fighting back sth
youhad been fighting back sth
he;she;ithad been fighting back sth
wehad been fighting back sth
youhad been fighting back sth
theyhad been fighting back sth

Future

Iwill be fighting back sth
youwill be fighting back sth
he;she;itwill be fighting back sth
wewill be fighting back sth
youwill be fighting back sth
theywill be fighting back sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fighting back sth
youwill have been fighting back sth
he;she;itwill have been fighting back sth
wewill have been fighting back sth
youwill have been fighting back sth
theywill have been fighting back sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fighting back sth
youwould be fighting back sth
he;she;itwould be fighting back sth
wewould be fighting back sth
youwould be fighting back sth
theywould be fighting back sth

Perfect

Iwould have been fighting back sth
youwould have been fighting back sth
he;she;itwould have been fighting back sth
wewould have been fighting back sth
youwould have been fighting back sth
theywould have been fighting back sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'fight'

bind, fight, find, grind, overwind, rebind, regrind, unwind, wind, atwind, autowind, befight, befind, bewind, copyfight, cryogrind, debind, dogfight, fault-find, faultfind, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'fight'

dight, flight, fright, hight, light, night, right, sight, tight, adight,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

battle
clash, challenge, scramble, combat, resist, buffet, conflict, scuffle

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. feohtan "to fight" (class III strong verb; past tense feaht, pp. fohten), from P.Gmc. *fekhtanan (cf. O.H.G. fehtan, Du. vechten, O.Fris. fiuhta), from PIE *pek- "to pluck out" (wool or hair), apparently with a notion of "pulling roughly." Spelling substitution of -gh- for a "y" sound was a M.E. scribal habit, especially before -t-. The noun is from O.E. feohte, gefeoht. First use of fighter for "fast military airplane used for combat" is from 1917.
2. 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”).
3. 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”). See: Middle English 'fighten', Old English 'feohtan', Proto-Germanic '*fehtaną', Scots 'fecht', Dutch 'vechten', Low Saxon 'fechten', German, old spelling 'fechten', Danish 'fægte', Swedish 'fäkta', Latin 'pectō'.

Verbs referencing "fight"

Dutch vechten, German, old spelling fechten, Low Saxon fechten, Sranan feti, Tok Pisin pait, Tok Pisin paitim, Swedish fäkta, Alemannic German fëchte, German, Pennsylvania fechde, Cebuano payt.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him that he might whip me till he was tired; — and he did do [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] having done so, crossed over to the city in the ferry-boat: passing, on the way, a spot called Bloody Island, the duelling-ground of St. Louis, and so designated in honour of the last fatal combat fought there, which was with pistols, breast to breast. Both combatants fell dead upon the ground; and possibly some rational people may think of them, as of the gloomy madmen on the Monks ’ Mound, that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Orleans market. I know what they are sold for; and am I going to stand by and see them take my wife and sell her, when God has given me a pair of strong arms to defend her ? No; God help me ! I'll fight to the last breath, before they shall take my wife and son. Can you blame me ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Duel. ‘The clerk of the steamboat Tribune informs us that another duel was fought on Tuesday last, by Mr. Robbins, a bank officer in Vicksburg, and Mr. Fall, the editor of the Vicksburg Sentinel. According to the arrangement, the parties had six pistols each, which, after [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] we started him. He ran and bounded like a buck, and kept us well in the rear for some time; but at last he got caught in an impenetrable thicket of cane; then he turned to bay, and I tell you he fought the dogs right gallantly. He dashed them to right and left, and actually killed three of them with only his naked fists, when a shot from a gun brought him down, and he fell, wounded and bleeding, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ None o ’ your sa’ce ! ” said Rosa, “ I saw you hiding something,—I know yer tricks, ” and Rosa seized her arm, and tried to force her hand into her bosom, while Topsy, enraged, kicked and fought valiantly for what she considered her rights. The clamor and confusion of the battle drew Miss Ophelia and St. Clare both to the spot. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ If we only could keep up to that ar ’ ! ” said Tom; — “ it seemed to come so natural to him, and we have to fight so hard for ’ t ! O Lord, help us ! O blessed Lord Jesus, do help us ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Legree was often wont, when in a gracious humor, to get these two worthies into his sitting-room, and, after warming them up with whiskey, amuse himself by setting them to singing, dancing or fighting, as the humor took him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • We 've been fighting, and I just want to hang out. (Jules)
  • So stop fighting and relax, Vova. There is no need. There is really nothing to fear. (Putin)
  • Why are you so angry with him ? You guys fight all the time, right ? (#AAY)