Meaning
to attack, to assault
- to attack, to assault, to assail, to mug
- to address resolutely (a problem)
In a sentence
Un cane ha aggredito il postino stamattina.
A dog attacked the mailman this morning.
Non devi aggredire chi ti parla male.
You mustn't attack someone who speaks badly to you.
Come possiamo aggredire questo problema insieme?
How can we tackle this problem together?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aggredire | infinitive |
| aggrediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggredisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggredite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrediscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggredivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aggredivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aggredivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aggredivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrediva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aggredimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aggredii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aggrediste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aggredirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrediremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aggredirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aggredirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrediranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggredisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggrediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrediscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggredissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aggredissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aggrediste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aggredissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrediremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggredirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggredireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrediresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggredirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggredirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| aggredite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| aggredisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aggredendo | gerund |
| aggredito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Aggredire is stronger than attaccare: it usually implies sudden, hostile physical or verbal violence.
- For problems or tasks, aggredire is figurative and fairly formal; affrontare is more neutral and common.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ha aggredito, not è aggredito.