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fight¹
/faIt/
verb (fought, fought /fO;t/)
1 [+ (against sb)]
bertempur; berperang
▪ [-object] 
He trained to fight.
Dia dilatih utk bertempur.
▪ [-object] 
Did he fight in Vietnam?
Apakah dia berperang di Vietnam?
▪ [-object]
Who are they fighting against?
Meréka bertempur melawan siapa?
▪ [+object]
fight a war/battle
berperang
▪ [+object]
Let’s gather to fight them.
Mari kita berkumpul melawan meréka.
2 berkelahi
▪ [-object]
He is figthing almost every day.
Dia berkelahi hampir setiap hari.
▪ [-object] 
Most mothers will fight hard to protect their children.
Sebagian besar ibu akan berjuang keras utk melindungi anak2 meréka.
▪ [-object]
[+ with sb]
He always fights with his neighbour.
Dia selalu berkelahi dengan tetangganya.
▪ [+object]
3 [+ sb/sth (for sth)]
bertanding; berjuang agar terpilih atau agar mendapatkan sst
[+object] 
▪ fight an election
ikut dl pemilihan sebagai seorg calon yg akan dipilih
▪ [-object]
fight for the place if you want it.
Berjuanglah utk terpilih jika engkau menginginkannya.
4 berjuang memerangi/memberantas
▪ [+object]
fight terrorism/corruption/poverty, etc.
memerangi térorisme/korupsi/kemiskinan dll.
▪ [+object]
He’s always fighting my decision.
Dia selalu melawan keputusanku.
▪ [+object]
They worked hard fighting the blaze/fire.
Meréka bekerja keras berusaha memadamkan api.
▪ [-object] 
fight for as long as it takes.
Berjuanglah selama mungkin.
5 berjuang keras mengerjakan atau utk mendapatkan sst
▪ [-object]
[+ (for sth)]
He’s fighting for sth impossible.
Dia berjuang utk mendapatkan sst yg tidak mungkin.
▪ [+object]
You have to fight your way to the top.
Anda harus berjuang utk mencapai puncak.
▪ [-object] 
[+ to inf]
They fought for hours to save the boy.
Meréka berjuang ber-jam2 utk menyelamatkan anak itu.
6 [-object]
[+ (with sb) (about/over sth)]
bertengkar
▪ Don’t fight with him about/over such a trivial matter.
Jangan bertengkar dengannya atas hal yg begitu kecil.
7 bertinju
▪ [-object]
He only fights once a year.
Dia hanya bertinju setahun sekali.
▪ [+object] 
He fought the man and lost.
Dia bertanding melawan pria itu dan kalah.
8 [+object]
[+ sb (for sth)]
berjuang mendapatkan sst dl sidang pengadilan
▪ She fought her husband for half of the asset.
Dia berjuang melawan suaminya utk mendapatkan setengah dari harta.
▪ Will you fight the case?
Apakah engkau akan terus berjuang di pengadilan atas kasus itu?
■  IDIOM
| fight your/sb’s corner (UK)
mempertahankan posisimu/ssorg
| fight fire with fire
menggunakan hal yg sama utk melawan musuhmu atau pesaingmu
| fight for (your) life
berusaha bertahan hidup dl keadaan yg sangat sulit, terutama saat Anda terluka atau sakit keras
| fight a losing battle
berjuang utk sst yg tidak akan berhasil
| fight shy of sth / of doing sth
mencoba menghindari sst
▪ fight shy of controversies/publicity
mencoba menghindari kontroversi/publisitas
| fight to the death/finish
bertempur/berkelahi sampai salah satu meninggal atau kalah
| fight tooth and nail
berjuang habis2an
▪ We should fight tooth and nail to eradicate corruption.
Kita harus berjuang habis2an utk memberantas korupsi.
| fight your own battles
berjuang utk mendapatkan sst sendirian
▪ Let him fight his own battles.
Biarkan dia berjuang sendirian.
| live to fight another day
→ lihat live¹
PHR v
| fight back (against sb/sth)
(a) bertahan atau menyerang balik
▪ Don’t keep silent. Fight back!
Jangan diam saja. Serang balik!
▪ It is time to fight back against terrorism.
Ini waktunya menyerang balik térorisme.
(b) (dl pertandingan seperti sépak bola, dll.)
menyerang balik
| fight sth back/down
berusaha menahan suatu perasaan
▪ I have to fight back my disappointment/anger.
Saya harus menahan kekecéwaanku/amarahku.
| fight sb/sth off
bertahan dengan mengusir
▪ He fought the thief off.
Dia bertahan dengan mengusir pencuri itu.
| fight out sth; fight it out
berdebat sampai tercapai suatu penyelesaian
▪ We always fight it out to reach a decision.
Kami selalu berdebat sampai mencapai suatu keputusan.

fight²
/faIt/
noun
1 [countable]
perjuangan fisik; perkelahian
▪ [+ (between A and B)]
The debate turned into a big fight between them.
Perdebatan itu berubah menjadi perkelahian besar di antara meréka.
▪ [+ (with sb/sth)]
He had a fight with his brother.
Dia berkelahi dengan saudaranya.
▪ a street fight
perkelahian jalanan
▪ a world championship/title fight
pertandingan juara/gelar dunia
2 [singular]
usaha keras atau perjuangan mencegah/menghancurkan sst
▪ [+ (against/for sth)]
the fight against cancer
perjuangan melawan kanker
3 [singular]
kompetisi
▪ [+ (between A and B)]
This is a fight between the two parties.
Ini adalah kompetisi antara kedua partai itu.
4 [countable]
[+ (with sb)]
(especially US)
debat
▪ [+ (over/about sth)]
Why did you have a fight with him?
Mengapa engkau berdebat dengannya?
5 [countable]
pertempuran memperebutkan suatu daérah
▪ In the fight for Bandung, many civilians were killed.
Dl pertempuran memperebutkan kota Bandung, banyak penduduk sipil terbunuh.
6 [uncountable]
semangat perjuangan
▪ Do not lose fight.
Jangan kehilangan semangat.
■  IDIOM
| a fight to the finish
pertandingan atau pemilihan yg sangat ketat yg hasilnya hanya akan diketahui di akhir pertandingan atau penghitungan suara
| pick a fight/quarrel (with sb)
→ lihat pick¹
| be spoiling for a fight
→ lihat spoil¹