Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 18.