Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Designed or kept for the purpose of confrontation.

    attack dog, attack ad

Examples

1694 sentences
  1. He died of a heart attack.

    Він помер від серцевого нападу. — uaspeaker

    ruОн умер от сердечного приступа. — Hellerick

    deEr starb an einem Herzanfall. — xtofu80

  2. You're the only one to survive the attack.

    Тільки ви пережили цю атаку. — fagott

    ruТы единственный, кто выжил после нападения. — Ooneykcall

  3. Tom was attacked by a pack of wild dogs.

    На Тома напала зграя диких собак. — miketheknight

  4. I almost had a heart attack.

    Мене трохи удар не вхопив. — User55521

    ruУ меня чуть сердечный приступ не случился. — marafon

    deIch hätte fast einen Herzinfarkt erlitten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Attack is the best form of defense.

    Найкращий захист - напад. — deniko

    ruНаступление - лучшая защита. — soweli_Elepanto

    deAngriff ist die beste Verteidigung. — Wolf

Origin

Borrowed from French attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from Italian attaccare (“to

Borrowed from French attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from Italian attaccare (“to join, attach”) (used in attaccare battaglia (“to join battle”)), from Frankish *stakkijan (“to stick, stick to, attach”). Doublet of attach. Displaced native Middle English onresen, from Old English onrǣsan (“to attack”); and Middle English resinge (“an assault, attack”) (compare Old English onrǣs (“an attack”)).

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • a heart attack
  • heart attack
  • attacked by a
  • was attacked by
  • in the attack
  • got attacked by
  • panic attack
  • dog attacked
  • a panic attack
  • survive the attack
  • an an attack
  • heart attack last

See also

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