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As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have.
Jean Hanff Korelitz

Meaning of "bombard" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOMBARD

From Old French bombarder to pelt, from bombarde stone-throwing cannon, probably from Latin bombus booming sound.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOMBARD

bombard  [bɒmˈbɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOMBARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bombard is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bombard in English.

WHAT DOES BOMBARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bombard in the English dictionary

The first definition of bombard in the dictionary is to attack with concentrated artillery fire or bombs. Other definition of bombard is to attack with vigour and persistence. Bombard is also to attack verbally, esp with questions.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOMBARD

PRESENT

Present
I bombard
you bombard
he/she/it bombards
we bombard
you bombard
they bombard
Present continuous
I am bombarding
you are bombarding
he/she/it is bombarding
we are bombarding
you are bombarding
they are bombarding
Present perfect
I have bombarded
you have bombarded
he/she/it has bombarded
we have bombarded
you have bombarded
they have bombarded
Present perfect continuous
I have been bombarding
you have been bombarding
he/she/it has been bombarding
we have been bombarding
you have been bombarding
they have been bombarding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bombarded
you bombarded
he/she/it bombarded
we bombarded
you bombarded
they bombarded
Past continuous
I was bombarding
you were bombarding
he/she/it was bombarding
we were bombarding
you were bombarding
they were bombarding
Past perfect
I had bombarded
you had bombarded
he/she/it had bombarded
we had bombarded
you had bombarded
they had bombarded
Past perfect continuous
I had been bombarding
you had been bombarding
he/she/it had been bombarding
we had been bombarding
you had been bombarding
they had been bombarding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bombard
you will bombard
he/she/it will bombard
we will bombard
you will bombard
they will bombard
Future continuous
I will be bombarding
you will be bombarding
he/she/it will be bombarding
we will be bombarding
you will be bombarding
they will be bombarding
Future perfect
I will have bombarded
you will have bombarded
he/she/it will have bombarded
we will have bombarded
you will have bombarded
they will have bombarded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bombarding
you will have been bombarding
he/she/it will have been bombarding
we will have been bombarding
you will have been bombarding
they will have been bombarding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bombard
you would bombard
he/she/it would bombard
we would bombard
you would bombard
they would bombard
Conditional continuous
I would be bombarding
you would be bombarding
he/she/it would be bombarding
we would be bombarding
you would be bombarding
they would be bombarding
Conditional perfect
I would have bombard
you would have bombard
he/she/it would have bombard
we would have bombard
you would have bombard
they would have bombard
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bombarding
you would have been bombarding
he/she/it would have been bombarding
we would have been bombarding
you would have been bombarding
they would have been bombarding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bombard
we let´s bombard
you bombard
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bombard
Past participle
bombarded
Present Participle
bombarding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOMBARD


Ahmadabad
ˈɑːmədəˌbɑːd
Ahmedabad
ˈɑːmədəˌbɑːd
bard
bɑːd
barde
bɑːd
bombarde
ˈbɒmˌbɑːd
Colombard
ˈkɒləmˌbɑːd
crossbarred
ˈkrɒsˌbɑːd
debarred
ˌdiːˈbɑːd
disbarred
dɪsˈbɑːd
Faisalabad
faɪˈʒɑːləˌbɑːd
guimbard
ˈɡɪmbɑːd
Hyderabad
ˈhaɪdərəˌbɑːd
Islamabad
ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd
Langobard
ˈlæŋɡəˌbɑːd
Longobard
ˈlɒŋɡəˌbɑːd
murdabad
ˈmʊədɑːˌbɑːd
no-holds-barred
ˌnəʊˌhəʊldzˈbɑːd
unbarred
ʌnˈbɑːd
undebarred
ˌʌndɪˈbɑːd
zindabad
ˈzɪndɑːˌbɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOMBARD

bomb shelter
bomb site
bombable
bombacaceous
bombarde
bombarder
bombardier
bombardier beetle
bombardment
bombardon
bombasine
bombast
bombaster
bombastic
bombastically
bombax
Bombay
Bombay duck
Bombay Hills
bombazine

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOMBARD

award
board
bulletin board
card
credit card
Edward
forward
guard
hard
heard
Howard
in this regard
keyboard
Lombard
MasterCard
Mother Hubbard
scabbard
Svalbard
tabard
unscabbard

Synonyms and antonyms of bombard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOMBARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bombard» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bombard

Translation of «bombard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOMBARD

Find out the translation of bombard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bombard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bombard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

连珠炮似地提问
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bombardear
570 millions of speakers

English

bombard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौछार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бомбардируют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bombardear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোমা ছুড়িয়া মারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bombarder
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengeboman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bombardieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

攻めたてる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퍼붓다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyerang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liệng bom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भडिमार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bombalamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bombardare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bombardować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бомбардують
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombarda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βομβαρδίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bombardeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bombardera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bombardere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bombard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBARD»

The term «bombard» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOMBARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bombard

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2 QUOTES WITH «BOMBARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bombard.
1
Jean Hanff Korelitz
As a writer, I have this compulsion to take characters who appear formidable and bombard them with adversity until they crumble. What's interesting is watching them rise again, and seeing how they've changed and grown, if indeed they have.
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Joseph Prince
Television, radio, social media. The 24/7 news cycle plows forward mercilessly on our desks, in our cars and in our pockets. Thousands and thousands of messages and voices bombard us from the moment we wake, fighting for our attention. All we see and hear, all day long, is news. And most of it is bad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMBARD»

Discover the use of bombard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bombard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477
... Named: d'Auxonne, Burgundian Bombard: 21, 203 Berber (Bergiere), Burgundian Bombard: 111, 125,205 Bourgoigne (Bourgogne), Burgundian Bombard: 48, 106, 111,204,209,250 Burgunderin, Burgundian Bombard: 220, 272 Cambray, ...
Robert Douglas Smith, Kelly DeVries, 2005
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Dr. Bombard Goes to Sea
At the age of 27, Dr. Alain Bombard wanted to prove that the ocean could provide him with food and water for an extended time.
Alain Bombard, 1957
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Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477
Bombard These were the large-calibre guns used for siege- work. Sometimes made in two pieces, breech and barrel, they were assembled in situ. Some were huge: we are told of bombards shooting projectiles weighing from 3oo-95o105.
‎1983
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Reports of Cases Under the Workmen's Compensation Act
He came immediately, and while standing several feet from Bombard made a motion towards the door, directing Bombard to leave. Immediately, when this was done, Bombard drew a revolver from his pocket and shot Reithel, and also shot at  ...
Massachusetts. Industrial Accident Board, Massachusetts, 1916
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Palm Beach Life
Only Buddy Bombard and his companion Bette Berry can claim higher status. Not because they share an elegant penthouse on South Lake Drive, but because both are accomplished balloonists. “Bette has been on several of our trips.
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A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded ...
22 With Bombard shot the walls he bet. 1874 Bouteu, Arms ff Arm. 210 Towards the end of the 14th century pieces called bombardes were in existence, which threw balls of stone weighing as much as 200 lbs. . . These heavy bombards proved ...
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Philological Society (Great Britain), 1887
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The Voyage of the Hérétique: The Story of Dr. Bombard's ...
The story of Dr. Bombard's 65-day solitary Atlantic crossing in a collapsible life raft.
Alain Bombard, 1954
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The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453: ...
of the first compartment, fitting snugly against the wooden ram and ensuring the absence of air pockets between the projectile and the inner side of the bombard's barrel. The gunpowder was then lit through an opening in the breach. We have ...
Marios Philippides, Walter K. Hanak, 2011
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The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of ...
The "King's Daughter" was a famous English bombard. "Mons Meg," weighing in at 15,000 pounds of iron, was ordered by Philip the Good for Burgundy's arsenal in 1 449. "Dulle Griete" ("Mad Margot") was the bombard of Ghent, while ...
Cathal J. Nolan, 2006
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
In bot.,'relating or pertaining to plants of the natural order Bombam. bombard ( bom'- or bum'bard), 11. [Early mod. E. also bumbard, ( ME. bumbarde, bombards (in sense 4), ( OF. bombarde, a cannon, a musical instrument, F. bombards (= Sp.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOMBARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bombard is used in the context of the following news items.
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High pressure charity fundraising tops list of complaints
Charities which bombard households with letters begging for money come top of the list of complaints made by the public about fundraising ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: will it be the hope that kills England fans?
The battery of Australian fast bowlers will definitely bombard Moeen's rib-cage with a bat-pad permanently lodged next to him. They'll probably ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Fight for Amtrak route
They should bombard the congressional delegation with information about the impact of losing Amtrak. Congress passed the PTC mandate ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
4
Apple fanbois to be empowered to bonk each other
But while Visa is happy to bombard us with figures about how much money (€12.6bn) and how many contactless cards and NFC phones ... «The Register, Jul 15»
5
Teen Wolf Episode 4: "Condition Terminal" Preview
A self-proclaimed geek from Wisconsin, she loves everything from steampunk to scifi to anything indie and is more than happy to bombard your ... «Three If By Space, Jul 15»
6
God save us from the Democratic Party
Democrats continue to bombard us about a bogus Republican "War on Women". But little is heard on the Democrat "War on Reason. «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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Teen Wolf Episode 3: "Dreamcatchers" Review
A self-proclaimed geek from Wisconsin, she loves everything from steampunk to scifi to anything indie and is more than happy to bombard your ... «Three If By Space, Jul 15»
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How to Send a GIF in Facebook Messenger
Facebook is finally embracing gifs by testing a feature that makes it super easy to bombard your friends with moving images. A dedicated gif ... «Tom's Guide, Jul 15»
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Revealed: Positronium's behavior in particle billiards
The resulting beam of positronium is then usually used to bombard other targets placed downstream. In this study, though, the team examined ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
10
How To Find The Right Journalists To Send Your Press Release To
Just to say, you don't want to bombard them with your email pitches for news stories or ideas. You still need to do some research to find out the ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bombard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bombard>. May 2024 ».
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