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fought

/fɔt/verb1 syllable

Fought means: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.

Synonyms for fought15

verb, as in exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate, advertise, advertize, promote

verb, as in fight against or resist strongly

fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

verb, as in be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

contend, fight, struggle

verb, as in make a strenuous or labored effort

fight, struggle

What does fought mean?4

verb

1

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for“The liberal party pushed for reforms”

2

fight against or resist strongly“The senator said he would oppose the bill”

3

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight“the tribesmen fought each other”

4

make a strenuous or labored effort“She struggled for years to survive without welfare”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fought?11

one syllable

thoughtbroughttaughtsoughtoughtbotwatwroughtfraughtnaught

two syllables

distraught
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Fought in a sentence

  • The kids fought with each other, so the parents had to intervene.AlanF_US
  • Rights are not given, they are fought for.adamtrousers
  • The warriors fought valiantly, but the defeat was inevitable.cmg
  • Jonas fought fearlessly but still, he was beaten to death.Amastan
  • The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.CM
  • Despite being outnumbered, the soldiers fought tooth and nail against the enemy.zogwarg
  • He wrapped his arms around his knees, crying softly as they fought.Nuel
  • When two armies met, they drew up and fought a pitched battle.qdii

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