strike – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of strike

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to strike the colors
Participle: striked the colors; struck the colors
Gerund: striking the colors

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of strike

Indicative

Present

Istrike the colors
youstrike the colors
he;she;itstrikes the colors
westrike the colors
youstrike the colors
theystrike the colors

Perfect

Ihave striked the colors; struck the colors
youhave striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;ithas striked the colors; struck the colors
wehave striked the colors; struck the colors
youhave striked the colors; struck the colors
theyhave striked the colors; struck the colors

Past

Istriked the colors; struck the colors
youstriked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;itstriked the colors; struck the colors
westriked the colors; struck the colors
youstriked the colors; struck the colors
theystriked the colors; struck the colors

Pluperfect

Ihad striked the colors; struck the colors
youhad striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;ithad striked the colors; struck the colors
wehad striked the colors; struck the colors
youhad striked the colors; struck the colors
theyhad striked the colors; struck the colors

Future

Iwill strike the colors
youwill strike the colors
he;she;itwill strike the colors
wewill strike the colors
youwill strike the colors
theywill strike the colors

Future Perfect

Iwill have striked the colors; struck the colors
youwill have striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;itwill have striked the colors; struck the colors
wewill have striked the colors; struck the colors
youwill have striked the colors; struck the colors
theywill have striked the colors; struck the colors

Subjunctive

Present

Istrike the colors
youstrike the colors
he;she;itstrike the colors
westrike the colors
youstrike the colors
theystrike the colors

Perfect

Ihave striked the colors; struck the colors
youhave striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;ithave striked the colors; struck the colors
wehave striked the colors; struck the colors
youhave striked the colors; struck the colors
theyhave striked the colors; struck the colors

Imperfect

Istriked the colors; struck the colors
youstriked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;itstriked the colors; struck the colors
westriked the colors; struck the colors
youstriked the colors; struck the colors
theystriked the colors; struck the colors

Pluperfect

Ihad striked the colors; struck the colors
youhad striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;ithad striked the colors; struck the colors
wehad striked the colors; struck the colors
youhad striked the colors; struck the colors
theyhad striked the colors; struck the colors

Conditional

Present

Iwould strike the colors
youwould strike the colors
he;she;itwould strike the colors
wewould strike the colors
youwould strike the colors
theywould strike the colors

Perfect

Iwould have striked the colors; struck the colors
youwould have striked the colors; struck the colors
he;she;itwould have striked the colors; struck the colors
wewould have striked the colors; struck the colors
youwould have striked the colors; struck the colors
theywould have striked the colors; struck the colors

Imperative

youstrike the colors
weLet's strike the colors
youstrike the colors

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam striking the colors
youare striking the colors
he;she;itis striking the colors
weare striking the colors
youare striking the colors
theyare striking the colors

Perfect

Ihave been striking the colors
youhave been striking the colors
he;she;ithas been striking the colors
wehave been striking the colors
youhave been striking the colors
theyhave been striking the colors

Past

Iwas striking the colors
youwere striking the colors
he;she;itwas striking the colors
wewere striking the colors
youwere striking the colors
theywere striking the colors

Pluperfect

Ihad been striking the colors
youhad been striking the colors
he;she;ithad been striking the colors
wehad been striking the colors
youhad been striking the colors
theyhad been striking the colors

Future

Iwill be striking the colors
youwill be striking the colors
he;she;itwill be striking the colors
wewill be striking the colors
youwill be striking the colors
theywill be striking the colors

Future Perfect

Iwill have been striking the colors
youwill have been striking the colors
he;she;itwill have been striking the colors
wewill have been striking the colors
youwill have been striking the colors
theywill have been striking the colors

Conditional

Present

Iwould be striking the colors
youwould be striking the colors
he;she;itwould be striking the colors
wewould be striking the colors
youwould be striking the colors
theywould be striking the colors

Perfect

Iwould have been striking the colors
youwould have been striking the colors
he;she;itwould have been striking the colors
wewould have been striking the colors
youwould have been striking the colors
theywould have been striking the colors

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)