fight – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fight

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of fight

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)