attack
/əˈtæk/
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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
may .
Here "attack" means to start to fight and try to hurt.
.
"Attacked" is the past form of "attack".
bee .
"Attacks" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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