aggredire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin aggredior, from ad- (towards) + gradior (to walk).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡ.ɡreˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ag‧gre‧dì‧re

Verb

aggredìre (first-person singular present aggredìsco, first-person singular past historic aggredìi, past participle aggredìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to attack, to assault, to assail, to mug
    Synonym: assalire
  2. to address resolutely (a problem)

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

Synonyms

References

  1. aggredire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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