bombard
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or…To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
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Meaning
4 sensesTo continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
(figuratively)To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
bombardieren
бомбарди́роватьbombardírovatʹ
(figuratively)To continuously send or direct (at someone)
I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
bombardieren
бомбарди́роватьbombardírovatʹ
direct high energy particles or radiation against
Examples
20 sentencesWe were bombarded with questions.
ruНас забросали вопросами. — marafon
Tom bombarded Mary with questions.
The terrorist bombarded passersby with gunfire.
Mars is bombarded by cosmic radiation.
We're constantly bombarded with images of success.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From French bombarder, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard”).From French bombarder, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard”).
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Forms
bombards, bombarding, bombarded, bombardedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.