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bombardbombard /bɑmˈbɑrd/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYbombardOrigin: 1400-1500 French bombarder, from bombarde large gun, probably from Latin bombus; ➔ BOMB1 VERB TABLEbombard |
Present | I, you, we, they | bombard | | he, she, it | bombards | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bombarded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bombarded | | he, she, it | has bombarded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bombarded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bombard | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bombarded |
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Present | I | am bombarding | | he, she, it | is bombarding | | you, we, they | are bombarding | Past | I, he, she, it | was bombarding | | you, we, they | were bombarding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bombarding | | he, she, it | has been bombarding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bombarding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bombarding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bombarding |
THESAURUSin a war► attack to start using guns, bombs, etc. against an enemy in a war: Guerrillas attacked an army patrol. ► invade to enter a country with an army in order to take control of it: The Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940. ► raid to attack a place suddenly, in a war: Shortly after dawn, a small group of soldiers raided the enemy camp. ► ambush to attack enemy soldiers after waiting in a hidden place: The convoy of trucks was ambushed on the road to Kabul. ► bombard to attack a place for a long time with guns and bombs: Many people are homeless after the military bombarded the area. ► storm to attack a city or building using force, in order to take control of it: Ordinary citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, and the French Revolution began. ► charge to deliberately rush toward someone or something in order to attack: The soldiers on horses charged toward the Indian camp. 1to attack a place for a long time using large weapons, bombs, etc.: Rockets bombarded residential areas of the capital.► see thesaurus at attack22to do something too often or too much, for example criticizing someone or giving too much information: bombard somebody with something The water department has been bombarded with complaints. |