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Irregular verb

fight

/faɪt/

Base
fight
Past simple
fought
Past participle
fought

Usage

fought is unchanged between the simple past and the participle, so have fought depends on the auxiliary for its tense.

Meaning

  • to use force or argue against someone or something

Example

They fought to protect the old forest.

The two brothers fought over the last slice.

She has fought hard for this promotion.