sic
To mark with a bracketed sicTo mark with a bracketed sic.
» Tom threatened to sic his dog on me.
Tom hat gedroht, seinen Hund auf mich zu hetzen. — Vortarulo
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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. — Vortarulo
If you don't leave, I'll sic my dogs on you.
deWenn du nicht verschwindest, hetze ich meine Hunde auf dich! — Yorwba
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 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”). Variant of seek.Forms
sics, siccing, sicced, siccedSynonyms
1 synonyms- urge to attack someone:set
Word family
1 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