strike in
To enter suddenly or with forceTo enter suddenly or with force.
» Lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
Молния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды.
Meaning
5 sensesTo enter suddenly or with force.
To enter or add to a conversation; to say (something) by way of interruption or addition to a conversation.
(obsolete)To take action; to become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
(obsolete)To ally oneself (with someone), to take (someone's) side.
1689, James Heath, Englands Chronicle, London: Benjamin Crayle et al., p. 120, […] King Edward […] raised a considerable Army, and striking in with Edward Baliol, besieged Berwick,
(obsolete)To be or act in harmony (with something).
Examples
32 sentencesLightning never strikes in the same place twice.
ruМолния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
ruМолния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды.
The USA will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.
The USSR will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.
He struck me in a passion.
Forms
strikes in, striking in, struck in, struck in| Base form | strike in · to strike in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strikes in |
| Present participle | striking in |
| Past simple | struck in |
| Past participle | struck in |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- strike offпозначати, мітитиTo remove from a list or register.
- strike outвикреслити, викреслюватиTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
- strike inоб'єднати, з'єднатиTo enter suddenly or with force.
- strike downупустити, упускатиTo kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
- strike backочолити, очолюватиTo respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
- strike throughвикреслити, викреслюватиTo partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
- strike upTo start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb