strike – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of strike

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of strike

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youstrike back
weLet's strike back
youstrike back

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)