fight with
phrasal verb
fought with; fighting with; fights with
1
: to fight against (someone or something)
He fought with his wife over/about money.
The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.
He fought with several worthy opponents.
2
: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)
The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.
3
: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)
They were fighting with knives.
They fought with their fists.
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Very rare does a small dog go into a fight with a big beaver and come out on top.
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Marta Mieze, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
An endangered Florida panther kitten was killed in a fight with a member of its own species.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The prosecution’s view was that Read, perhaps nine drinks deep, got into yet another fight with O’Keefe in their fraught relationship just before O’Keefe exited her SUV to go to an afterparty at the Albert residence at 34 Fairview Road.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
About 70,000 others crossed the border from Myanmar in 2024 when, during fighting with the military junta, the opposition force known as the Arakan Army effectively took over the Rakhine state where Rohingya were displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Marta Mieze, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
An endangered Florida panther kitten was killed in a fight with a member of its own species.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The prosecution’s view was that Read, perhaps nine drinks deep, got into yet another fight with O’Keefe in their fraught relationship just before O’Keefe exited her SUV to go to an afterparty at the Albert residence at 34 Fairview Road.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
About 70,000 others crossed the border from Myanmar in 2024 when, during fighting with the military junta, the opposition force known as the Arakan Army effectively took over the Rakhine state where Rohingya were displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Fight with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20with. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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