fought
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/fɔːt/ us
/fɑːt/Meaning of fought in English
(Definition of fought from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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fought
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/fɔt/past simple and past participle of fight
Examples of fought
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The civil war was not fought over the partition of the island as is popularly believed.
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A successful and popular war was not only one which brought victory and profit, but also one which was fought well away from home.
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The nature of the conflict fought in the 1370s was to be very different from that of earlier decades, and its effects more dramatic.
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The contradictions which opposed the typical and the organic were fought not only within professional organisations but also within the work of particular architects.
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The campaign is fought on a national, and party, basis.
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When, where, and who fought with this particular pinzhong courageously?
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They have fought to employ personal assistants, not carers, and they have called for ordinary housing options rather than institutional provision.
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Their class opponents shared that expectation, and feared and fought the extension of the franchise for that reason.
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As long as the rivals adopt incompatible bargaining positions at any point, the crisis can escalate to war and wars can be fought repeatedly.
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Instead, we have estimated the 1992 results for each seat, had that contest been fought in the constituencies used in 1997.
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Because the parties were so close on the fundamentals, the campaign was destined to be fought around images.
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We must therefore examine other factors, including the situation of ex-combatants before the war and for whom they fought.
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While politicians and oil magnates argued the case for exploitation, conservationists fought to keep the region pristine.
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Initially we fought a semi-conventional war relying heavily on vehicles for mobility.
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They have fought with bravery and inconceivable cunning.
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