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How to spell fight

Fight is spelled F-I-G-H-T.

hear itfight/faɪt/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A battle, contest, or struggle between two sides.

In a sentence: The superheroes had a pretend fight in the playground.

Same family: fights, fighting, fighter, fought, struggle. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Fight” comes from Old English “feohtan,” meaning to do battle. It is related to old Germanic words for striking or hitting and has been used for centuries to describe both physical battles and emotional or social struggles.

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