Meaning
3 sensesTo mark with a bracketed sic.
(transitive)To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
He sicced his dog on me!
hetzen
нау́ськиватьnaúsʹkivatʹ, натра́вливатьnatrávlivatʹ, натрави́тьnatravítʹ
urge to attack someone
(transitive)To set upon; to chase; to attack.
Sic ’em, Mitzi.
fassen
спуска́тьspuskátʹ
Examples
9 sentencesTom threatened to sic his dog on me.
deTom hat gedroht, seinen Hund auf mich zu hetzen.
If you don't leave, I'll sic my dogs on you.
deWenn du nicht verschwindest, hetze ich meine Hunde auf dich!
The president sicced the army on twenty peaceful protesters.
Don't sic a dog on others or he might bite you.
If you trespass on his property, he'll sic his dogs on you.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
incite an attack by:
to chase; to attack; to set upon:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
incite an attack by:
to chase; to attack; to set upon:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”). Variant of seek.Forms
sics, siccing, sicced, siccedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- urge to attack someone:set
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsic bo
Lessons 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