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fights fires

fights fires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fight fires.

Meaning of fight fires

Verb

fight fires (third-person singular simple present fights fires, present participle fighting fires, simple past and past participle fought fires)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.
  2. (idiomatic) To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
    • I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.

Questions about fights fires

What is fights fires the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fights fires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fight fires.

Words near fights fires in the dictionary

  1. fights a rearguard action
  2. fights back
  3. fights cocum
  4. fights down
  5. fights fire with fire
  6. fights fires
  7. fights for one's life
  8. fights it out
  9. fights like a married couple
  10. fights like an old married couple
  11. fights like cat and dog

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