outfighting

fight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyt]
- /faɪt/
- /ˌaʊt.ˈfaɪt.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyt]
- /faɪt/

Definitions of outfighting word

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

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Origin of outfighting

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 Outfighting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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outfighting 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".

outfighting usage trend in Literature

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