streak

CEFRB2

/stɹiːk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long, thin line or mark.

  2. 02

    noun

    A series of successes or events happening continuously.

Examples

  • John can really talk a blue streak about Peru.

  • They have lost 10 games in a row since their winning streak ended.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A continuous series of like events.

  2. An irregular line left from smearing or motion.

  3. A consistent facet of somebody's personality.

More examples

In context

  • I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.

  • I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, when I was dealt terrible cards.

  • The picture I took out the car window had streaks.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The basketball team has won ten games in a row this month, continuing their winning blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”). Related to North Frisian strijck, Old Saxon striki, Middle Low German streke, Low German streek, Danish streg, Swedish streck, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk strek, Icelandic stryk, strykr, Dutch streek, Afrikaans streek, Old High German strih, German Strich, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks).