Meanings
verbfight to the death (third-person singular simple present fights to the death, present participle fighting to the death, simple past and past participle fought to the death)
present singular third person fights to the death · participle present fighting to the death · participle past fought to the death · past fought to the death
nounfight to the death (plural fights to the death)
plural fights to the death
- A fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor.
Synonyms: fight to the finish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor.
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Dutch doodstrijd
- doodstrijdA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
Finnish taistelu kuolemaan asti
- taistelu kuolemaan astiA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
French combat à mort
- combat à mortA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
Māori riri whakauka, mate ururoa
- riri whakaukaA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
- mate ururoaA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
Polish walka na śmierć
- walka na śmierćA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor
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“fight to the death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20to%20the%20death. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight to the death,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20to%20the%20death.
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