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firefought

firefought is the simple past and past participle of firefight.

Meaning of firefight

Verb

firefight (third-person singular simple present firefights, present participle firefighting, simple past and past participle firefought)

  1. To engage in a firefight.
    • His goal: a patch of high ground called Sperwan Ghar, where he and his men firefought a thousand Taliban to take the hill and call in the air strikes critical to turning the tide.2011 July 8, Mark Thompson, “Inside the Battle for Kandahar”, in Time, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2023

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Questions about firefought

What is firefought the simple past and past participle of?
Firefought is the simple past and past participle of firefight.

Words near firefought in the dictionary

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  2. fireform
  3. fireformed
  4. fireforming
  5. fireforms
  6. firefought
  7. firefountain
  8. firefountains
  9. firefox
  10. Firefoxer
  11. Firefoxers

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