Meaning

1 senses

  1. To impact the same location, person, etc. again.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I've been struck by lightning twice.

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  2. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

    ruМолния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды. — odexed

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  3. Tom's barn was struck by lightning twice last year.

    ruВ прошлом году в сарай Тома дважды попадала молния. — odexed

    deToms Scheune wurde letztes Jahr zweimal vom Blitz getroffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Lightning struck Tom's barn twice last year.

    ruВ прошлом году молния дважды ударила в сарай Тома. — Balamax

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  5. I have been struck by lightning twice.

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Origin

Alluding to the proverb lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

Alluding to the proverb lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

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Forms

strikes twice, striking twice, struck twice, struck twice
Base formstrike twice · to strike twice
3rd person singularstrikes twice
Present participlestriking twice
Past simplestruck twice
Past participlestruck twice

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystrike twice
he, she, itstrikes twice

Past simpleLesson

all personsstruck twice

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave struck twice
he, she, ithas struck twice

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill strike twice

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stridentstrifestrikeB1strikerstrikinglystringA2
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