attack in English: To start to fight and try to hurt or harm someone or something. (verb)

Translation

To start to fight and try to hurt or harm someone or something.

Word origin

From French attaquer, from Italian attaccare, meaning to join battle.

Origin: French
Root: attaquer

Grammar

Verb typeregular (attack, attacks, attacked)

Examples

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Here "attack" means to start to fight and try to hurt.

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"Attacked" is the past form of "attack".

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"Attacks" is the form used with he, she, or it.

Related words

hurt

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

hit

To move your hand or an object quickly and hard against something.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

stop

To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.

hide

To put something where it cannot be seen, or to go where no one can find you.

assault

A sudden violent attack on a person or a place.

defence

The things you do to keep yourself or others safe when someone attacks. American English spells it defense.

rape

The crime of forcing another person to have sex.

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