fight back
[fʌɪt bæk]
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The bully hadn't been expecting his victim to fight back, and now the bully has quadriplegia."
- "During the Pearl Harbor attack, the U.S. Navy began fighting back, and it wouldn't stop until August 1945."
- "KIRA: You can change their minds. Convince your fellow Cardassians to go on the offensive. DUKAT: No, I'd be wasting my breath. They wouldn't listen to me. No one wants to fight. There was a time when the mere mention of my race inspired fear. And now we're beaten people, afraid to fight back because we don't want to lose what little is left."
- "With Scott and the outstanding Claire Rafferty in particular fighting back, all was not lost."
- "The 1928 Royal Commission on Transport not only set some controls for the road haulage industry, it also gave the railway companies the opportunity to fight back."
- "fight back tears"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [fʌɪt bæk]