be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 114 freq. cnt.: 112 freq. cnt.: 2
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 114 freq. cnt.: 112 freq. cnt.: 2
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| fight |
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| struggle |
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sample sentences
"the tribesmen fought each other""Siblings are always fighting"
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form