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

Pronunciation

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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.

Singular
attack

Plural
attacks

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