strike fear
strike fear · strikes fear · struck fear · striking fear
To terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’]To terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’].
» Sami's disappearance struck fear among the students.
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1 sensesTo terrify; to petrify [with into ‘someone’].
Examples
3 sentencesSami's disappearance struck fear among the students.
Algeria's armed forces strike fear into terrorists.
Boris was struck with fear.
Forms
strikes fear, striking fear, struck fear, struck fear| Base form | strike fear · to strike fear |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strikes fear |
| Present participle | striking fear |
| Past simple | struck fear |
| Past participle | struck fear |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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.