"aggress" meaning in All languages combined

See aggress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈɡɹɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aggress.wav
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:aggressus<id:participle>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress, {{lbor|en|la|aggressum|notext=1}} Latin aggressum Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aggress (uncountable)
  1. Aggression. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-aggress-en-noun-260roI5A Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 40 33 28

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈɡɹɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aggress.wav Forms: aggresses [present, singular, third-person], aggressing [participle, present], aggressed [participle, past], aggressed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:aggressus<id:participle>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress, {{lbor|en|la|aggressum|notext=1}} Latin aggressum Head templates: {{en-verb}} aggress (third-person singular simple present aggresses, present participle aggressing, simple past and past participle aggressed)
  1. (transitive) To set upon; to attack. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aggress-en-verb-zT6xh8-T Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 40 33 28
  2. (intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-aggress-en-verb-x9QSiqdU Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 47 42 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 44 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 40 33 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microaggress Related terms: aggression, aggressive, aggressiveness, aggressor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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