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Verb
- 1
fight; quarrel; dispute
To try to win by argument or force.
Korean definition: 말이나 힘으로 이기려고 다투다.
When we were young, my brother and I often fought over toys.
Our apartment complex lacks parking spaces, so neighbors sometimes quarrel over parking.
- 2
contend; fight; vie
To compete in a match, etc., to determine who is better or worse.
Korean definition: 경기 등에서 더 낫고 못함을 가리기 위해 경쟁하다.
I hope the players will compete hard for the honor of the school.
The people welcomed with loud applause the national team that came home after putting up a good fight against the opposing country.
- 3
fight; struggle
To make efforts to survive or overcome something.
Korean definition: 어떤 것을 이겨 내거나 극복하기 위해 노력하다.
After my father's business failed, my family had to struggle with poverty.
Because of an unexpected typhoon, the fishermen had to fight huge waves to catch fish.
- 4
fight; struggle
To make efforts to get or accomplish something.
Korean definition: 어떤 것을 얻거나 이루기 위해 노력하다.
Unfairly dismissed, department head Kim is struggling hard against the company to be reinstated.
Thanks to our ancestors who fought and won for freedom, we enjoy freedom like this today.