counter-attack
verb /ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
/ˈkaʊntər ətæk/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they counter-attack | /ˈkaʊntər ətæk/ /ˈkaʊntər ətæk/ |
| he / she / it counter-attacks | /ˈkaʊntər ətæks/ /ˈkaʊntər ətæks/ |
| past simple counter-attacked | /ˈkaʊntər ətækt/ /ˈkaʊntər ətækt/ |
| past participle counter-attacked | /ˈkaʊntər ətækt/ /ˈkaʊntər ətækt/ |
| -ing form counter-attacking | /ˈkaʊntər ətækɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊntər ətækɪŋ/ |
- counter-attack (somebody) to make an attack in response to the attack of an enemy or opponent in war, sport or an argument synonym retaliateTopics Opinion and argumentc2, War and conflictc2