counter-attack in English

Forms: counter-attack [canonical], counter-attacks [third-person, singular], counter-attacked [past], counter-attacked [past, participle], counter-attacking [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: counter- + attack Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|attack}} counter- + attack Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]

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"counter-attack" meaning in English

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