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fought off

fought off is the simple past and past participle of fight off.

Meaning of fight off

Verb

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

  1. To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
    • The platoon fought off the guerrilla attack.
  2. To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.
    • I'm fighting off the 'flu at the moment.
  3. (Caribbean, slang) To fight (someone) aggressively.

Questions about fought off

What is fought off the simple past and past participle of?
Fought off is the simple past and past participle of fight off.

Words near fought off in the dictionary

  1. fought it out
  2. fought like a married couple
  3. fought like an old married couple
  4. fought like cat and dog
  5. fought like cats and dogs
  6. fought off
  7. fought one's corner
  8. fought one's guts out
  9. fought out
  10. fought shy
  11. fought the good fight

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