English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “attack”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for attack is at-tack, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
at-tack
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result at-tack The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordattack
Hyphenationat-tack
Break points1
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/əˈtæk/
Meaning & usage

What does “attack” mean?

attack: Take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war.

Headwordattack
Part of speechtransitive verb · noun
Pronunciation/əˈtæk/
1
transitive verb

Take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war.

Example: “in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor”

Synonyms:
ambush charge pounce strike begin an assault begin hostilities
2
noun

An aggressive and violent action against a person or place.

Example: “he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint”

Word breaks

How “attack” is split

at·tack

For US English, the hyphenation result is at-tack. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “attack”

How do you hyphenate “attack”?

In the US-English result used here, attack is hyphenated as at-tack.

Where can “attack” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “attack” mean?

Take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war.

Can you use “attack” in a sentence?

“in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor”

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