"take by storm" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːɹm/ [US] Audio: en-us-take by storm.ogg , en-au-take by storm.ogg Forms: takes by storm [present, singular, third-person], taking by storm [participle, present], took by storm [past], taken by storm [participle, past]
Etymology: Compare English blitzkrieg. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|blitzkrieg}} English blitzkrieg Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> by storm}} take by storm (third-person singular simple present takes by storm, present participle taking by storm, simple past took by storm, past participle taken by storm)
  1. (transitive, military) To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military, Violence Translations (To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack): valloittaa äkkirynnäköllä (Finnish), valloittaa rynnäköllä (Finnish), conquistar (Galician), im Sturm erobern (German), prendere d'assalto (Italian), expugnō (Latin), брать шту́рмом (bratʹ štúrmom) [imperfective] (Russian), взять шту́рмом (vzjatʹ štúrmom) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_by_storm-en-verb-MAmVDXd~ Disambiguation of Violence: 64 23 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 20 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 32 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 66 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 66 24 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 24 9 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack': 91 9 0
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-take_by_storm-en-verb-46kOn5rA
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly gain great popularity in (a place). Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (To rapidly gain popularity in a place): valloittaa (Finnish), prendre d’assaut (French), conquistar (Galician), im Sturm erobern (German)
    Sense id: en-take_by_storm-en-verb-b5RCxpys Disambiguation of 'To rapidly gain popularity in a place': 1 10 89
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