aggredire — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
• assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
• attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.

Senses

aggredire is used for these senses in English:

• assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
• attack (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.

accost — full definition

1. verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
2. verb To lie right next to something else, touching its edge.
3. verb To sail close along the coastline or edge of something.
4. verb To come close to someone or something.

assault — full definition

1. noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
2. noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
3. verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.

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