strike – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of strike

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to strike sth down
Participle: striked sth down; struck sth down
Gerund: striking sth down

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of strike

Indicative

Present

Istrike sth down
youstrike sth down
he;she;itstrikes sth down
westrike sth down
youstrike sth down
theystrike sth down

Perfect

Ihave striked sth down; struck sth down
youhave striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;ithas striked sth down; struck sth down
wehave striked sth down; struck sth down
youhave striked sth down; struck sth down
theyhave striked sth down; struck sth down

Past

Istriked sth down; struck sth down
youstriked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;itstriked sth down; struck sth down
westriked sth down; struck sth down
youstriked sth down; struck sth down
theystriked sth down; struck sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad striked sth down; struck sth down
youhad striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;ithad striked sth down; struck sth down
wehad striked sth down; struck sth down
youhad striked sth down; struck sth down
theyhad striked sth down; struck sth down

Future

Iwill strike sth down
youwill strike sth down
he;she;itwill strike sth down
wewill strike sth down
youwill strike sth down
theywill strike sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have striked sth down; struck sth down
youwill have striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;itwill have striked sth down; struck sth down
wewill have striked sth down; struck sth down
youwill have striked sth down; struck sth down
theywill have striked sth down; struck sth down

Subjunctive

Present

Istrike sth down
youstrike sth down
he;she;itstrike sth down
westrike sth down
youstrike sth down
theystrike sth down

Perfect

Ihave striked sth down; struck sth down
youhave striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;ithave striked sth down; struck sth down
wehave striked sth down; struck sth down
youhave striked sth down; struck sth down
theyhave striked sth down; struck sth down

Imperfect

Istriked sth down; struck sth down
youstriked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;itstriked sth down; struck sth down
westriked sth down; struck sth down
youstriked sth down; struck sth down
theystriked sth down; struck sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad striked sth down; struck sth down
youhad striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;ithad striked sth down; struck sth down
wehad striked sth down; struck sth down
youhad striked sth down; struck sth down
theyhad striked sth down; struck sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould strike sth down
youwould strike sth down
he;she;itwould strike sth down
wewould strike sth down
youwould strike sth down
theywould strike sth down

Perfect

Iwould have striked sth down; struck sth down
youwould have striked sth down; struck sth down
he;she;itwould have striked sth down; struck sth down
wewould have striked sth down; struck sth down
youwould have striked sth down; struck sth down
theywould have striked sth down; struck sth down

Imperative

youstrike sth down
weLet's strike sth down
youstrike sth down

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam striking sth down
youare striking sth down
he;she;itis striking sth down
weare striking sth down
youare striking sth down
theyare striking sth down

Perfect

Ihave been striking sth down
youhave been striking sth down
he;she;ithas been striking sth down
wehave been striking sth down
youhave been striking sth down
theyhave been striking sth down

Past

Iwas striking sth down
youwere striking sth down
he;she;itwas striking sth down
wewere striking sth down
youwere striking sth down
theywere striking sth down

Pluperfect

Ihad been striking sth down
youhad been striking sth down
he;she;ithad been striking sth down
wehad been striking sth down
youhad been striking sth down
theyhad been striking sth down

Future

Iwill be striking sth down
youwill be striking sth down
he;she;itwill be striking sth down
wewill be striking sth down
youwill be striking sth down
theywill be striking sth down

Future Perfect

Iwill have been striking sth down
youwill have been striking sth down
he;she;itwill have been striking sth down
wewill have been striking sth down
youwill have been striking sth down
theywill have been striking sth down

Conditional

Present

Iwould be striking sth down
youwould be striking sth down
he;she;itwould be striking sth down
wewould be striking sth down
youwould be striking sth down
theywould be striking sth down

Perfect

Iwould have been striking sth down
youwould have been striking sth down
he;she;itwould have been striking sth down
wewould have been striking sth down
youwould have been striking sth down
theywould have been striking sth down

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)