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To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. / To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.

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fight off

Source Word

fight off

Verb

To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. / To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.

Japanese Meaning

挑戦や攻撃に立ち向かい、撃退する / 感染症や感情などに抵抗し、振り払う

After a long night of coughing and fever, she managed to fight off the infection and returned to work.

咳と熱が続いた長い夜の後、彼女はその感染症を撃退して職場に戻った。

Sense（1）

To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.

The platoon fought off the guerilla attack.

Sense（2）

To resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.

I'm fighting off the 'flu at the moment.

fights off

（ present singular third-person ）

fighting off

（ participle present ）

fought off

（ participle past ）

fought off

（ past ）