dīmicō — meaning in English

English meaning

• contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
• fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
• struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.

Senses

dīmicō is used for these senses in English:

• contend (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
• contend (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
• fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
• struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

contend — full definition

1. verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
2. verb To argue firmly that something is true.

fight — full definition

1. verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
2. verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
3. noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
4. noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
5. noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.

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