Meaning

2 senses

  1. (especially)To take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.

  2. (broadly, idiomatic)To yield, give up, or surrender.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

strikes one's flag, striking one's flag, struck one's flag, struck one's flag
Base formstrike one's flag · to strike one's flag
3rd person singularstrikes one's flag
Present participlestriking one's flag
Past simplestruck one's flag
Past participlestruck one's flag

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystrike one's flag
he, she, itstrikes one's flag

Past simpleLesson

all personsstruck one's flag

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave struck one's flag
he, she, ithas struck one's flag

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill strike one's flag

Synonyms

6 synonyms
yield, give up, surrender:give instrike the tentthrow in the spongethrow in the towelthrow up the spongewave the white flag

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stridentstrifestrikeB1strikerstrikinglystringA2
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