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stroke BrE / strəʊk /  NAmE / stroʊk / Native audio playback is not supported. stroke(verb)BrE / strəʊk /  NAmE / stroʊk / to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal’s fur or hairsee also pethttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pet_1He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him?to move your hand gently over a surface, somebody’s hair, etc.He stroked her hair affectionately.to move something somewhere with a gentle movementShe stroked away his tears.He stroked the ball between the posts.to be very nice to somebody, especially to get them to do what you wantExtra ExamplesHe stroked back his hair.He stroked his beard thoughtfully.She gently stroked away his tears.She stroked his hair absently.She stroked the cat absently.He stroked her hair tenderly.He’s a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him?Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they strokehe / she / it strokespast simple strokedpast participle stroked-ing form strokingWord OriginOld English strācian ‘caress lightly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek ‘a stroke’, German streichen ‘to stroke’, also to strike. The earliest noun sense ‘blow’ is first recorded in Middle English.

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(verb) he's a beautiful dog. can i stroke him?he stroked her hair affectionately.she stroked away his tears.he stroked the ball between the posts. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stroke This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	stroke
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / strəʊk / NAmE / stroʊk /
Example	he's a beautiful dog. can i stroke him? he stroked her hair affectionately. she stroked away his tears. he stroked the ball between the posts.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stroke
Content	stroke (verb)BrE / strəʊk / NAmE / stroʊk / to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal’s fur or hair see also pet https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pet_1 He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? to move your hand gently over a surface, somebody’s hair, etc. He stroked her hair affectionately. to move something somewhere with a gentle movement She stroked away his tears. He stroked the ball between the posts. to be very nice to somebody, especially to get them to do what you want Extra Examples He stroked back his hair. He stroked his beard thoughtfully. She gently stroked away his tears. She stroked his hair absently. She stroked the cat absently. He stroked her hair tenderly. He’s a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stroke he / she / it strokes past simple stroked past participle stroked -ing form stroking Word Origin Old English strācian ‘caress lightly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek ‘a stroke’, German streichen ‘to stroke’, also to strike. The earliest noun sense ‘blow’ is first recorded in Middle English.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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