assail - definition of assail


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English - Definition of assail

v. assault, attack, set upon

English To Spanish - assail

v. arremeter; atacar, acometer contra, agredir, asaltar, embestir, invadir, tomar por asalto

English To French - assail

v. assaillir; envahir, agresser, attaquer; harceler

English To German - assail

v. bestürmen, angreifen

English To Italian - assail

v. assalire, attaccare, assaltare, dare l'assalto a; aggredire, investire; affrontare decisamente

English To Portuguese - assail

v. assaltar, atacar, arremeter

English To Russian - assail

г. наступать, атаковать, нападать, резко критиковать

English To Turkish - assail

f. saldırmak, hücum etmek; dil uzatmak

English To Albanian - assail

v. sulmoj, mbyt

English To Dutch - assail

ww. aanvallen, overvallen

English To Greek - assail

ρήμ. προσβάλλω, επιτίθεμαι εναντίον, επιτίθεμαι

English To ChineseS - assail

(动) 质问; 攻击

English To ChineseT - assail

(動) 質問; 攻擊

English To Japanese - assail

(動) 攻撃する

English To Korean - assail

동. 습격하다, 공격하다, 엄습하다, 비난하다

Definitions

verb: attack someone physically or emotionally Example:Nightmares assailed him regularly.

verb: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with Example:Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week.

verb: attack in speech or writing

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Synonyms for assail
1. revile: denounce, vituperate, belabour, criticise, criticize, impugn, malign, vilify
2. assault: attack, beset, storm, charge, set upon, raid, fall upon

Tenses for assail
Present participle: assailing
Present: assail (3.person: assails)
Past: assailed
Future: will assail
Present conditional: would assail
Present Perfect: have assailed (3.person: has assailed)
Past Perfect: had assailed
Future Perfect: will have assailed
Past conditional: would have assailed