strike out

• Partikelverb, das den Beginn eines neuen, unabhängigen Unterfangens, das Scheitern bei einem Versuch oder das Streichen von etwas durch Durchstreichen bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate starting a new independent venture, or failing in an attempt, or deleting something by drawing a line through it.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Start a new pathinformal

   To begin a new and independent course of action, often with determination.

   Einen neuen Weg einschlagen

   • After college, he decided to strike out on his own and start a business.
   • She struck out for the city to pursue her acting career.
   • They struck out into the wilderness without a map.

   Synonymebranch outembarkset outventure

2. Fail or be unsuccessfulinformalamerican

   To fail in an attempt or effort.

   Scheitern

   • He struck out in his attempt to get the job.
   • The team struck out in the final round of the competition.
   • I tried to fix the computer, but I struck out.

   Synonymefailflopfoundermiscarrymiss

   Antonymeprevailprospersucceedthrive

3. Delete or cross outformal

   To remove or cancel something by drawing a line through it.

   Streichen

   • Please strike out any incorrect information on the form.
   • The editor struck out the redundant paragraph.
   • He struck out his name from the list.

   Synonymecancelcross outdeleteeraseexciseexpungeobliteratescore outscratch out

Grundverbstrike