onset
To assault; to set uponTo assault; to set upon.
» This looks like the onset of dementia.
Это похоже на начало деменции. — marafon
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2 senses(obsolete)To assault; to set upon.
(obsolete)To set about; to begin.
Examples
19 sentencesThis looks like the onset of dementia.
ruЭто похоже на начало деменции. — marafon
We were surprised by the onset of cold weather.
deWir wurden vom Kälteeinbruch überrascht. — raggione
She recalls the sudden onset of the symptoms late one night.
deSie erinnert sich zurück an das plötzliche Auftreten der Symptome spätabends. — Yorwba
The doctors are trying to delay the onset of the disease.
We need to buy warm clothes before the onset of winter.
Origin
From on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”). For semantFrom on- + set. Compare Old English onsettan (“to impose; oppress, bear down”). For semantic parallels for the meaning to assault, compare cognate Russian насе́сть pf (naséstʹ), наседа́ть impf (nasedátʹ).
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Forms
onsets, onsetting, onset, onsetLessons 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
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.