Polyglot Dictionary

agredir

/aɣɾeˈðiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
agredo
preterite (yo)
agredí
past participle
agredido

Meaning

  1. to attack

    • Lo agredieron en la calle.

      They attacked him in the street.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atacar

atacar is the general word for "to attack"; agredir specifically implies a sudden, often unprovoked physical assault, a legal or formal term.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atacar

atacar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to attack."

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