Plural of assault
regular plural
The plural of assault is assaults.
Forms of assault
| Singular | assault /əˈsɒlt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | assaults |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Assaults in a sentence
- That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.From the entry larceny
- Navy issued two formal apologies to Lingít communities in Alaska for assaults committed over a century ago.2024 October 29, Yvonne Krumrey, “Navy apologizes to Angoon community for bombarding village in 1882”, in NPR. From the entry Lingít
- Simmons had eight previouses: robberies, burglaries, a couple of felonious assaults.1994, William J. Caunitz, Three complete novels: Black Sand; Suspects; One Police Plaza. From the entry previous
- His young adult life was marked by a series of robberies, forgeries, pimpings, assaults, and incarcerations at increasingly tougher institutions.2017, John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, page 119. From the entry pimping
- She loved her papa, Hans Hubermann, and even her foster mother, despite the bucketings, abusages and verbal assaults.2007 [2005], Markus Zusak, The Book Thief, →ISBN, page 89. From the entry abusage
Meaning of assault
- noun A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- noun A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like.
- noun An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
Questions about the plural of assault
- What is the plural of assault?
- The plural of assault is assaults.
- Is assault countable?
- Assault is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assault (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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