strike the colors in English

Forms: strikes the colors [present, singular, third-person], striking the colors [participle, present], struck the colors [past], struck the colors [participle, past], stricken the colors [archaic, participle, past, rare] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,struck,struck:stricken􂀿rare or archaic􂁀>}} strike the colors (third-person singular simple present strikes the colors, present participle striking the colors, simple past struck the colors, past participle struck the colors or (rare or archaic) stricken the colors)

Inflected forms

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"strike the colors" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms