fighting

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Also spelled fechting

US /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ UK /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #923

Meanings

1

noun
The act of taking part in a physical or armed struggle.

The fighting in the city lasted for several days.
2

adj
Involved in or ready for war or conflict.

Fresh fighting troops were sent to the front.
3

adj
Likely to start a fight or argument.

Those were fighting words, and he knew it.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of taking part in a... fight

2 adj · involved in or ready for... active

Word family

Derived forms antifightingbullfightingbushfightingcock-fightingcockfightingcrimefightingfightinglyfirefightingfootfightinggunfightinginfightingnonfighting

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fighting cock
a rooster bred or trained to fight other roosters

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Etymology

From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

feghtyng Middle English feohtende Old English *fehtandz Proto-Germanic *fehtaną Proto-Germanic

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# fighting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 923

## Meanings
1. The act of taking part in a physical or armed struggle.
2. Involved in or ready for war or conflict.
3. Likely to start a fight or argument.

## Examples
- The fighting in the city lasted for several days.
- Fresh fighting troops were sent to the front.
- Those were fighting words, and he knew it.

## Derived Forms
- antifighting
- bullfighting
- bushfighting
- cock-fighting
- cockfighting
- crimefighting
- fightingly
- firefighting
- footfighting
- gunfighting
- infighting
- nonfighting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: feghtyng
- Root: feohtende
- Root: *fehtandz
- Root: *fehtaną

## Etymology
From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Fighting comes from Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “The act of taking part in a physical or armed struggle” and “Involved in or ready for war or conflict”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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