strike a chord
To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympatheticTo elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.
» Did that strike a chord with you?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.
находить откликnaxoditʹ otklik
(idiomatic)To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.
- create an emotional response
- evoke a reaction, response, or emotion
- refer to or be relevant or familiar to
Examples
3 sentencesDid that strike a chord with you?
Bernard was hoping he could strike a chord with his new colleagues.
That name struck a chord.
deDieser Name weckte Erinnerungen. — Tamy
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
strikes a chord, striking a chord, struck a chord, struck a chord| Base form | strike a chord · to strike a chord |
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| 3rd person singular | strikes a chord |
| Present participle | striking a chord |
| Past simple | struck a chord |
| Past participle | struck a chord |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonyms- evoke a reaction, response, or emotion:touch a chord
- refer to or be relevant or familiar to:hit homestrike homestrike a note
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.