āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
fight off
/fËaÉĒt ËÉf/
to fight off
[phrase form: fight]
01
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to resist or overcome a temptation, impulse, attack, etc.
Transitive: to fight off an urge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had to fight off the desire to procrastinate and stay focused on his work.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻŽāϏāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāύā§āύāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to resist or defend against an attack or threat, whether physical or metaphorical
Transitive: to fight off an attack or threat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had to fight off a swarm of mosquitoes during the outdoor camping trip.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ ā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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