strike – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of strike

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to strike out
Participle: striked out; struck out
Gerund: striking out

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of strike

Indicative

Present

Istrike out
youstrike out
he;she;itstrikes out
westrike out
youstrike out
theystrike out

Perfect

Ihave striked out; struck out
youhave striked out; struck out
he;she;ithas striked out; struck out
wehave striked out; struck out
youhave striked out; struck out
theyhave striked out; struck out

Past

Istriked out; struck out
youstriked out; struck out
he;she;itstriked out; struck out
westriked out; struck out
youstriked out; struck out
theystriked out; struck out

Pluperfect

Ihad striked out; struck out
youhad striked out; struck out
he;she;ithad striked out; struck out
wehad striked out; struck out
youhad striked out; struck out
theyhad striked out; struck out

Future

Iwill strike out
youwill strike out
he;she;itwill strike out
wewill strike out
youwill strike out
theywill strike out

Future Perfect

Iwill have striked out; struck out
youwill have striked out; struck out
he;she;itwill have striked out; struck out
wewill have striked out; struck out
youwill have striked out; struck out
theywill have striked out; struck out

Subjunctive

Present

Istrike out
youstrike out
he;she;itstrike out
westrike out
youstrike out
theystrike out

Perfect

Ihave striked out; struck out
youhave striked out; struck out
he;she;ithave striked out; struck out
wehave striked out; struck out
youhave striked out; struck out
theyhave striked out; struck out

Imperfect

Istriked out; struck out
youstriked out; struck out
he;she;itstriked out; struck out
westriked out; struck out
youstriked out; struck out
theystriked out; struck out

Pluperfect

Ihad striked out; struck out
youhad striked out; struck out
he;she;ithad striked out; struck out
wehad striked out; struck out
youhad striked out; struck out
theyhad striked out; struck out

Conditional

Present

Iwould strike out
youwould strike out
he;she;itwould strike out
wewould strike out
youwould strike out
theywould strike out

Perfect

Iwould have striked out; struck out
youwould have striked out; struck out
he;she;itwould have striked out; struck out
wewould have striked out; struck out
youwould have striked out; struck out
theywould have striked out; struck out

Imperative

youstrike out
weLet's strike out
youstrike out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam striking out
youare striking out
he;she;itis striking out
weare striking out
youare striking out
theyare striking out

Perfect

Ihave been striking out
youhave been striking out
he;she;ithas been striking out
wehave been striking out
youhave been striking out
theyhave been striking out

Past

Iwas striking out
youwere striking out
he;she;itwas striking out
wewere striking out
youwere striking out
theywere striking out

Pluperfect

Ihad been striking out
youhad been striking out
he;she;ithad been striking out
wehad been striking out
youhad been striking out
theyhad been striking out

Future

Iwill be striking out
youwill be striking out
he;she;itwill be striking out
wewill be striking out
youwill be striking out
theywill be striking out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been striking out
youwill have been striking out
he;she;itwill have been striking out
wewill have been striking out
youwill have been striking out
theywill have been striking out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be striking out
youwould be striking out
he;she;itwould be striking out
wewould be striking out
youwould be striking out
theywould be striking out

Perfect

Iwould have been striking out
youwould have been striking out
he;she;itwould have been striking out
wewould have been striking out
youwould have been striking out
theywould have been striking out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'strike'

strike,

Verbs similar to 'strike'

scrike, skrike, strake, stride, stripe, strive, stroke, trike, atroke, rike,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated place
attack, pounce
to apply violent force to a person or object
abuse, aggress, assault, attack, beat, beleaguer, bepommel, beset, besiege, bombard, charge, dust up, fall on, fall upon, hit, impugn, invade, lay into, lay siege, let someone have it, light into, onfall, onset, overrun, pommel, pound, rush, set the dogs upon, set upon, storm, strike at, wap, whap
to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material
blue-pencil, cancel, clear, cross out, eliminate, erase, exclude, expunge, obliterate, remove, rub out, score, scrap, scratch, scrub, squelch, strike out, terminate, delete
hit
beat, slap, knock, biff, buffet, clout, cuff, pound
light
ignite, inflame, burn
impress
affect, overwhelm
picket
boycott, oppose, resist, stop, quit
discover
unearth, find, uncover

Antonyms

light
darkness, blackness, death, confusion
discover
cover, hide, conceal, secrete

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb strīcan .
The form 'stricken' is used in American English in sentences of passive voice. In British English stricken is an adjective.

Etymology

1. O.E. strican "pass over lightly, stroke, smooth, rub," also "go, proceed" (past tense strac, pp. stricen), from P.Gmc. *strik- (cf. O.N. strykva "to stroke," O.Fris. strika, M.Du. streken, Du. strikjen "to smooth, stroke, rub," O.H.G. strihhan, Ger. streichen), from PIE base *str(e)ig- "to stroke, rub, press" (see strigil). Related to streak and stroke, and perhaps influenced in sense development by cognate O.N. striuka. Sense of "to deal a blow" developed by 1325; meaning "to collide" is from c.1340; that of "to hit with a missile" is from 1377. Meaning "to cancel or expunge" (as with the stroke of a pen) is attested from c.1386. An older sense is preserved in strike for "go toward."
2. From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”).
3. Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva. See: Middle English 'stryken', Proto-Germanic '*strīkaną', Dutch 'strijken', German, old spelling 'streichen', Danish 'stryge', Icelandic 'strýkja'.

Verbs referencing "strike"

French striker, German, old spelling streichen, French étriquer, Norwegian, nynorsk streike, Low Saxon strieken, Finnish with old forms streikata, Luxembourgish sträichen, Danish strejke.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] imagination to conceive. To say that she is flung down on her side in the waves, with her masts dipping into them, and that, springing up again, she rolls over on the other side, until a heavy sea strikes her with the noise of a hundred great guns, and hurls her back—that she stops, and staggers, and shivers, as though stunned, and then, with a violent throbbing at her heart, darts onward like a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the captain by the stewardess, requesting him, with her compliments, to have a steel conductor immediately attached to the top of every mast, and to the chimney, in order that the ship might not be struck by lightning. They and the handmaid before mentioned, being in such ecstasies of fear that I scarcely knew what to do with them, I naturally bethought myself of some restorative or comfortable [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at random. Chimney, white with crusted salt; topmasts struck; storm-sails set; rigging all knotted, tangled, wet, and drooping: a gloomier picture it would be hard to look upon. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] we thought ) into Halifax Harbour, on the fifteenth night, with little wind and a bright moon—indeed, we had made the Light at its outer entrance, and put the pilot in charge—when suddenly the ship struck upon a bank of mud. An immediate rush on deck took place of course; the sides were crowded in an instant; and for a few minutes we were in as lively a state of confusion as the greatest lover of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] slashing his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me to a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The words smote heavily on Eliza's heart; the vision of the trader came before her eyes, and, as if some one had struck her a deadly blow, she turned pale and gasped for breath. She looked nervously out on the verandah, where the boy, tired of the grave conversation, had retired, and where he was riding triumphantly [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] learned, in the manual alphabet of the deaf mutes. In this lonely self-communion she seems to reason, reflect, and argue; if she spell a word wrong with the fingers of her right hand, she instantly strikes it with her left, as her teacher does, in sign of disapprobation; if right, then she pats herself upon the head, and looks pleased. She sometimes purposely spells a word wrong with the left hand, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] if right, then she pats herself upon the head, and looks pleased. She sometimes purposely spells a word wrong with the left hand, looks roguish for a moment and laughs, and then with the right hand strikes the left, as if to correct it. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] dinner, singly, through a trap in the kitchen wall; and each man carries his to his sleeping cell to eat it, where he is locked up, alone, for that purpose, one hour. The whole of this arrangement struck me as being admirable; and I hope that the next new prison we erect in England may be built on this plan. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Eliza's look of dismay and disappointment struck the woman, and she said, inquiringly, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • SIMPLE JACK:... makes my eyes rain ! JEFF: I'll cradle the balls, stroke the shaft, (Tropic Thunder)
  • ♪ Look, look out, be aware Open your eyes and beware ♪ ♪ Like the thundering sea shall I tame the waves striking at me ? ♪ (Magudam)