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The bees will attack if their hive is threatened.
What does Attack mean?
Attack means to try to hurt, damage, or defeat.
Dictionary definition
To try to hurt, damage, or defeat someone or something; or an act of doing this.
Example sentences
Attack in a sentence
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The team planned an attack in the final minutes of the game.
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The article explained how strong passwords help prevent a cyber attack.
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What does attack mean?
Attack means to act against someone or something in a harmful or forceful way.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to attack?
Strike is close in meaning to attack in this dictionary entry.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of attack?
Defend contrasts with attack in this dictionary entry.
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WordAttack.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningAttack means to try to hurt, damage, or defeat.
ExampleExample: The bees will attack if their hive is threatened.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- uh · tak
- Strongest beat
- tak
- Ending
- tak
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tak.
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Synonyms
Words like Attack
strikeUse when someone or something hits or acts against a target.
assaultUse for a serious attack, often physical.
Antonyms
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Word family
Attack word family
Base word
attack
verb
attacked
Tried to hurt, damage, or defeat in the past.
noun
attacker
A person or thing that attacks.
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Hint for students
Attack means to try to hurt, damage, or defeat.
Common mix-up
Attack does not always mean try to hurt. In some sentences, it means damage or defeat.
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Write two short sentences that use attack in different ways. Underline the clue words that show which meaning is being used. Example: The team planned an attack in the final minutes of the game. Clue words: team, planned, final. Ask: Which meaning of attack does my sentence show?
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Ask students to compare meanings of attack in this model sentence: "The team planned an attack in the final minutes of the game." Which meaning fits, and what context clues prove it?
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