attack
To apply violent force to someone or somethingTo apply violent force to someone or something.
» He died of a heart attack.
Er starb an einem Herzanfall.
Он умер от сердечного приступа.
Он умер от инфаркта.
Він помер від серцевого нападу.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To apply violent force to someone or something.
This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
angreifen, attackieren
атакова́тьatakovátʹ, напада́тьnapadátʹ, напа́стьnapástʹ
напада́тиnapadáty, напа́стиnapásty, атакува́тиatakuváty
(transitive)To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
angreifen, attackieren
критикова́тьkritikovátʹ, напада́тьnapadátʹ, напа́стьnapástʹ
(transitive)To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
(transitive)To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
We’ll have dinner before we attack the biology homework.
I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
(transitive)To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
(intransitive)To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
(intransitive)To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
(physical)(Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
Examples
1694 sentencesHe died of a heart attack.
Він помер від серцевого нападу. — uaspeaker
ruОн умер от сердечного приступа. — Hellerick
deEr starb an einem Herzanfall. — xtofu80
You're the only one to survive the attack.
Тільки ви пережили цю атаку. — fagott
ruТы единственный, кто выжил после нападения. — Ooneykcall
Tom was attacked by a pack of wild dogs.
На Тома напала зграя диких собак. — miketheknight
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
Attack is the best form of defense.
Найкращий захист - напад. — deniko
ruНаступление - лучшая защита. — soweli_Elepanto
deAngriff ist die beste Verteidigung. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French attaque, derived from the verb attaquer, from Italian attaccare (“toBorrowed 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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Forms
attacks, attacking, attacked, attackedSynonyms
41 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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