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attack is on the Basic English 850 List.
at - attack - attempt

Pronunciation change

Verb change

Plain form
attack

Third-person singular
attacks

Past tense
attacked

Past participle
attacked

Present participle
attacking

 

(transitive & intransitive)

  1. To begin fighting with.
  2. To blame or abuse violently.
  3. To try to destroy, especially with words.

Noun change

Singular
attack

Plural
attacks

  1. (countable) An attack is the act of trying to hurt somebody or break something.