strike through
To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof,…To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
» Do you see the L with the strike through it? That's probably Polish.
Siehst du das, das durchgestrichene L? Das ist wahrscheinlich Polnisch.
Meaning
1 sensesTo partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.
Examples
1 sentencesDo you see the L with the strike through it? That's probably Polish.
deSiehst du das, das durchgestrichene L? Das ist wahrscheinlich Polnisch.
Forms
strikes through, striking through, struck through, struck through| Base form | strike through · to strike through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strikes through |
| Present participle | striking through |
| Past simple | struck through |
| Past participle | struck through |
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
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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