fight it out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyt it out]
- /faɪt ɪt aʊt/
- /faɪt ɪt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyt it out]
- /faɪt ɪt aʊt/

Definitions of fight it out words

noun fight it out a battle or combat. 1
noun fight it out any contest or struggle: a fight for recovery from an illness. 1
noun fight it out an angry argument or disagreement: Whenever we discuss politics, we end up in a fight. 1
noun fight it out Boxing. a bout or contest. 1
noun fight it out a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless: a pillow fight; a water fight. 1
noun fight it out ability, will, or inclination to fight: There was no fight left in him. 1

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Origin of fight it out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English fi(g)hten, Old English fe(o)htan (cognate with German fechten); (noun) Middle English fi(g)ht, Old English feohte, (ge)feoht, derivative of the v. base

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Parts of speech for Fight it out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fight it out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for fight it out

verb fight it out

battle — A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
fight — a battle or combat.
lock horns — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.

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