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assailas‧sail /əˈseɪl/ verb [transitive] formal  assailOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French asaillir, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to jump’ VERB TABLEassail |
Present | I, you, we, they | assail | | he, she, it | assails | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | assailed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have assailed | | he, she, it | has assailed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had assailed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will assail | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have assailed |
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Present | I | am assailing | | he, she, it | is assailing | | you, we, they | are assailing | Past | I, he, she, it | was assailing | | you, we, they | were assailing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been assailing | | he, she, it | has been assailing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been assailing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be assailing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been assailing |
- As the train rattled on, however, doubts began to assail me.
- He should assail the stronger with weapons, fire, and the administration of poisons.
- Many were convinced of Thornton's guilt and he was assailed in local and London newspapers.
- The moment he'd entered Rose Bower the smell of fresh paint had assailed his nostrils.
- They came in four pairs from the only four directions from which the farm could be assailed.
- Walk through the doors at the Slab and the just-out-of-the-oven aroma of fresh-baked cones assails the senses.
- We approached the east landing cautiously and the cliffs awoke with bird clamour which was to assail our ears until we left.
1if you are assailed by unpleasant thoughts or feelings, they worry or upset you: Carla was suddenly assailed by doubts.GRAMMAR Assail is usually passive in this meaning.2if a strong smell or loud sound assails you, you suddenly experience it: The smell of rotten meat assailed her nostrils.3to attack someone or something violently4to criticize someone or something severely: The press assailed the proposals. |