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Detailed Synonyms for strike up in English

strike up:

to strike up verb (strikes up, struck up, striking up)

  1. to strike up
    to begin; to commence; to start; to take off; to undertake; to take on; to set up; to set in motion; to start to; to strike up
    • begin verb (begins, beginning)
    • commence verb (commences, commenced, commencing)
    • start verb (starts, started, starting)
    • take off verb (takes off, took off, taking off)
    • undertake verb (undertakes, undertook, undertaking)
    • take on verb (takes on, took on, taking on)
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • set in motion verb (sets in motion, set in motion, setting in motion)
    • start to verb (starts to, started to, starting to)
    • strike up verb (strikes up, struck up, striking up)
  2. to strike up
    to strike up; to play up; play up in a cardgame
  3. to strike up
    – begin 1
    to strike up
    – begin 1
    • strike up verb (strikes up, struck up, striking up)
      • strike up a conversation1
      • strike up a friendship1
  4. to strike up
    – start playing 1
    to strike up; sound off
    – start playing 1

Conjugations for strike up:

present
  1. strike up
  2. strike up
  3. strikes up
  4. strike up
  5. strike up
  6. strike up
simple past
  1. struck up
  2. struck up
  3. struck up
  4. struck up
  5. struck up
  6. struck up
present perfect
  1. have struck up
  2. have struck up
  3. has struck up
  4. have struck up
  5. have struck up
  6. have struck up
past continuous
  1. was striking up
  2. were striking up
  3. was striking up
  4. were striking up
  5. were striking up
  6. were striking up
future
  1. shall strike up
  2. will strike up
  3. will strike up
  4. shall strike up
  5. will strike up
  6. will strike up
continuous present
  1. am striking up
  2. are striking up
  3. is striking up
  4. are striking up
  5. are striking up
  6. are striking up
subjunctive
  1. be struck up
  2. be struck up
  3. be struck up
  4. be struck up
  5. be struck up
  6. be struck up
diverse
  1. strike up!
  2. let's strike up!
  3. struck up
  4. striking up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "strike up":


Related Definitions for "strike up":

  1. begin1
    • strike up a conversation1
    • strike up a friendship1
  2. start playing1

Related Synonyms for strike up