fight off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
The platoon fought off the guerrilla attack.
The actor John Smith hopes to fight off the other nominees for the Golden Globe award.
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To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
I'm fighting off the 'flu at the moment.
- (Caribbean, slang) To fight (someone) aggressively.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fighting off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fights off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fought off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fought off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
pl zwalczyć (to succeed in defeating a challenge or an attack) · pl zwalczać (to succeed in defeating a challenge or an attack) · pl zwalczyć (to resist, particularly an infection or an emotion) · pl zwalczać (to resist, particularly an infection or an emotion)