Meaning

8 senses
  1. Strained; drawn close; tight.

    strict embrace

    strict ligature

    напряжённыйnapryazhonnii

  2. Tense; not relaxed.

    strict fiber

  3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.

    to keep strict watch

    to pay strict attention

    точныйtochnii

  4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

    they are very strict in observing the Sabbath

    streng

    стро́гийstrógij

    строгийstrohyj

  5. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

    to understand words in a strict sense

  6. Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

  7. Severe in discipline.

    Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.

    It was a very strict lesson.

    streng

    стро́гийstrógij, суро́выйsuróvyj

    стро́гийstróhyj, суво́рийsuvóryj

    severe and unremitting in making demands

  8. Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

Examples

414 sentences
  1. Tom is strict, but Mary isn't.

    Том строгий, а Мері ні.

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  2. I always tried to be strict with them and not to smile.

    Я завжди намагався бути строгим із ними і не посміхатися.

    deIch habe immer versucht, streng mit ihnen zu sein und nicht zu lächeln.

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  3. We had strict rules.

    Ми мали строгі правила.

    ruУ нас были строгие правила.

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  4. Tom isn't very strict.

    Том не дуже строгий.

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  5. My dad is very strict.

    Мій тато дуже строгий.

    ruМой папа очень строгий.

    deMein Vater ist sehr streng.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
governed or governing by exact rules:
severe in discipline:
Русский
By meaning 4
strained; drawn close; tight:
exact; accurate; precise:
governed or governing by exact rules:
severe in discipline:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
governed or governing by exact rules:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract

Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain. Related to strong.

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Forms

stricter, strictest
Comparativestricter Lesson
Superlativestrictest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

77 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • severe and unremitting in making demands:sternexacting
  • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard:rigorous
  • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint:nonindulgent
  • incapable of compromise or flexibility:rigid
  • (of rules) stringently enforced:hard-and-fast

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

25 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is very strict
  • a strict diet
  • very strict teacher
  • a very strict
  • strict diet
  • very strict rules
  • strict teacher
  • on a strict
  • strict rules
  • have very strict
  • very strict with
  • is strict but

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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