attacked
v.v. to try to hurt someone or something using physical force or strong words. You can also use it when a disease or a problem starts to affect someone.
v. to take aggressive action against a person, place, or entity with the intent to cause harm or damage. Transitive; often used metaphorically in political or medical contexts.
The dog attacked the mailman yesterday morning.
The opposition party attacked the government's new tax plan during the televised debate.
The immune system mistakenly attacked healthy cells, leading to a chronic inflammatory response that puzzled the medical team for months.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In the passive voice, it is often followed by the preposition 'by'.
The army attacked to the city.The army attacked the city.Attack is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before the object.