strike through
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To draw a line through a word or sentence to show it is wrong or removed.
Literal meaning: To draw a line that strikes (cuts) through written text — transparent in context.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To draw a horizontal line through text to show it is incorrect, deleted, or superseded.
"The editor had struck through entire paragraphs and written 'cut' in the margin."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
(Typography/digital) To apply strikethrough formatting to text in a document.
"Select the words and click the strikethrough button to strike them through."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Widely used in word processing, editing, and proofreading. In digital contexts, strikethrough is a text formatting option. Also used in handwritten corrections. Sometimes used stylistically to show irony or second thoughts.
Commonly used with
text word error name price formatting
Forms
Base
strike through
I/you/we/they
3rd person
strikes through
he/she/it
Past simple
striked through
yesterday
Past participle
striked through
have + pp
-ing form
striking through
continuous
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