Irregular verb
strike
/straɪk/
- Base
- strike
- Past simple
- struck
- Past participle
- struck
Usage notes
stricken /ˈstrɪkən/ — Past participle
Used for being severely affected or afflicted.
Usage
Use struck for the general verb; the older form stricken survives only as an adjective for being badly affected.
Meaning
- to hit something forcefully
Example
Lightning struck the old tree.
The clock struck midnight.
Workers have struck over pay three times this year.