Meaning

3 senses
  1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

    Taktik

    та́ктикаtáktika

    та́ктикаtáktyka

  2. A maneuver used against an enemy.

    Taktik

    та́ктикаtáktika

    та́ктикаtáktyka

  3. A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

More definitions
  • a plan for attaining a particular goal

Examples

67 sentences
  1. We need to change our tactics.

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  2. We had to change our tactics.

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  3. We need to try a different tactic.

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  4. We're not fooled by your tactics.

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  5. Those tactics paid off.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
action to achieve some end:
Русский
By meaning 1
action to achieve some end:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
action to achieve some end:

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”

Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

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Forms

plural: tactics
Singulartactic
Pluraltactics

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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