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Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
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Meaning of "strain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STRAIN

From Old French estreindre to press together, from Latin stringere to bind tightly.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAIN

strain  [streɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strain is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb strain in English.

WHAT DOES STRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strain

Strain may refer to: ▪ Strain, variants of plants, viruses or bacteria; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposes ▪ Strain, a chemical stress of a molecule ▪ Deformation, a geometrical measure of deformation representing the relative displacement between particles in a material body ▪ Strain, an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over-stretching ▪ Strain, a 1996 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami ▪ Strain, a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece ▪ Strain, a 2004 album by Flesh Field ▪ Strain, Arkansas ▪ Strain, to be subject to tension or psychological stress ▪ The Strain, a 2009 vampire horror novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan ▪ The Strain, a TV series based on the book of the same title...

Definition of strain in the English dictionary

The first definition of strain in the dictionary is to draw or be drawn taut; stretch tight. Other definition of strain is to exert, tax, or use to the utmost extent. Strain is also to injure or damage or be injured or damaged by overexertion.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRAIN

PRESENT

Present
I strain
you strain
he/she/it strains
we strain
you strain
they strain
Present continuous
I am straining
you are straining
he/she/it is straining
we are straining
you are straining
they are straining
Present perfect
I have strained
you have strained
he/she/it has strained
we have strained
you have strained
they have strained
Present perfect continuous
I have been straining
you have been straining
he/she/it has been straining
we have been straining
you have been straining
they have been straining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I strained
you strained
he/she/it strained
we strained
you strained
they strained
Past continuous
I was straining
you were straining
he/she/it was straining
we were straining
you were straining
they were straining
Past perfect
I had strained
you had strained
he/she/it had strained
we had strained
you had strained
they had strained
Past perfect continuous
I had been straining
you had been straining
he/she/it had been straining
we had been straining
you had been straining
they had been straining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will strain
you will strain
he/she/it will strain
we will strain
you will strain
they will strain
Future continuous
I will be straining
you will be straining
he/she/it will be straining
we will be straining
you will be straining
they will be straining
Future perfect
I will have strained
you will have strained
he/she/it will have strained
we will have strained
you will have strained
they will have strained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been straining
you will have been straining
he/she/it will have been straining
we will have been straining
you will have been straining
they will have been straining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would strain
you would strain
he/she/it would strain
we would strain
you would strain
they would strain
Conditional continuous
I would be straining
you would be straining
he/she/it would be straining
we would be straining
you would be straining
they would be straining
Conditional perfect
I would have strain
you would have strain
he/she/it would have strain
we would have strain
you would have strain
they would have strain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been straining
you would have been straining
he/she/it would have been straining
we would have been straining
you would have been straining
they would have been straining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you strain
we let´s strain
you strain
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to strain
Past participle
strained
Present Participle
straining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
Coltrane
kɒlˈtreɪn
constrain
kənˈstreɪn
crane
kreɪn
detrain
diːˈtreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
entrain
ɪnˈtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
potty-train
ˈpɒtɪtreɪn
powertrain
ˈpaʊərˌtreɪn
rain
reɪn
restrain
rɪˈstreɪn
retrain
riːˈtreɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAIN

straightener
straightforth
straightforward
straightforwardly
straightforwardness
straightish
straightjacket
straightly
straightness
straightway
strain gauge
strain hardening
strained
strainedly
strainer
straining at the leash
straining beam
straining piece
strains
straint

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAIN

bullet train
diesel train
excursion train
express train
eye strain
freight train
gear train
ghost train
goods train
gravy train
groin strain
Lake Pontchartrain
mail train
passenger train
refrain
steam train
subway train
toy train
tube train
wagon train
way train

Synonyms and antonyms of strain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strain» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of strain

Translation of «strain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAIN

Find out the translation of strain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

负担
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tensión
570 millions of speakers

English

strain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तनाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جُهْد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растяжение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tensão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলিঙ্গন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketegangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Belastung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極度の緊張
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Galur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự căng thẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரிபு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानसिक ताण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gerginlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tensione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напруження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprasolicitare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ένταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

druk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

påfrestning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belastning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIN»

The term «strain» is very widely used and occupies the 9.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «strain».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «strain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «strain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strain

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10 QUOTES WITH «STRAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strain.
1
Cleveland Abbe
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries, ever responsive to the strain of the increasing needs of a growing population and an enlarging domain.
2
Christiane Amanpour
We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the strain does.
3
Patricia Arquette
Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.
4
Kathy Baker
When you're younger, the mental strain of being a successful actor, jumping from role to role, and trying to have some kind of personal life, can really be terrible.
5
Donald Barthelme
There's not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there.
6
Dan Bartlett
Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
7
Earl Blumenauer
Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by our gay and lesbian citizens.
8
Roy Blunt
If we're going to talk about economic fairness, or about fairness, one of the most pressing economic issues facing families, seniors, and job creators in Missouri and across America is the strain of skyrocketing gas prices.
9
Hassanal Bolkiah
Asean is obviously a very important association for us. Over the past 30 years Asean has made great strides in regional cooperation covering a number of areas, although recently it has been under strain because of the financial crisis and other challenges.
10
Robert Browning
But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAIN»

Discover the use of strain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Strain
In one week, Manhattan will be gone.
Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan, 2010
2
Atlas of Stress-strain Curves
Contains more than 1400 curves, almost three times as many as in the 1987 edition. The curves are normalized in appearance to aid making comparisons among materials.
ASM International, 2002
3
Strain Gage Users' Handbook
This highly detailed handbook is a resource for those entering the field of stress analysis and instrumentation. The authors were brought together to provide their expert experience and have presented many practical solutions.
R.L. Hannah, S.E. Reed, 1992
4
Plague of the Dead: (the Morningstar Strain)
Death. But it doesn't end there. The victims return from death to walk the earth. When a massive military operation fails to contain the plague of the living dead it escalates into a global pandemic.
Z. A. Recht, Travis Adkins, 2006
5
Shock Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena in Materials
These proceedings of EXPLOMET 90, the International Conference on the Materials Effects of Shock-Wave and High-Strain-Rate Phenomena, held August 1990, in La Jolla, California, represent a global and up-to-date appraisal of this field.
Meyers, 1992
6
Strain Measurements and Stress Analysis
The authors' objective is to allow the reader to review the materials before stepping into a laboratory situation.
Akhtar S. Khan, Xinwei Wang, 2001
7
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, 8th Edition
Each chapter now concludes with a summary of tables and formulas for ease of reference. This is the definitive resource for designers, engineers, and analysts who need to calculate stress and strain management.
Warren Young, Richard Budynas, Ali Sadegh, 2011
8
Stress, Strain, and Structural Dynamics: An Interactive ...
This text integrates the development of theories, formulas and mathematical models with interactive computer programs, written in Matlab.
Bingen Yang, 2005
9
Piezoelectric Sensorics: Force, Strain, Pressure, ...
------------------------------------------------------------ This book covers the entire field of piezoelectric sensors for mechanical measurands.
Gustav Gautschi, 2002
10
Strain Gauge Technology
This new edition of an important book in the field of strain gauge technology comprehensively covers all important aspects of and current practice in resistance strain gauge selection, installation, protection, instrumentation and ...
A.L. Window, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scientists create strain of dulse seaweed that tastes of pork
The new strain, which looks like a light red lettuce, is an excellent source of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants and is 16 per cent protein in dry weight, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
New strain of flu in dogs concerns pet owners
It's a very contagious strain of the flu that infects dogs, that's never been seen in the US before. WWL. Meg Farris / Medical Reporter 5:54 p.m. CDT April 16, 2015. «WWL, Apr 15»
3
Deadly strain of bird flu spreads to more US turkey farms
MINNEAPOLIS -- A deadly strain of bird flu was confirmed Friday at four more turkey farms in Minnesota, raising the number of farms affected in the country's top ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
4
Drug-resistant strain of infectious illness hits US
A drug-resistant strain of the food-borne bacteria Shigella has made its way to the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
5
US poultry flocks stricken by deadly new bird flu strain
MINNEAPOLIS—Animal health experts and poultry growers are scrambling to determine how a dangerous new strain of bird flu infected turkey flocks in three ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
6
Serious strain of Avian flu found in MN turkey flock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the finding in Pope County, in western Minnesota, is the first appearance of the highly pathogenic H5N2 strain in the ... «KARE, Mar 15»
7
Opening Day possible for Cards' ace
Adam Wainwright has been diagnosed with an abdominal strain, but the St. Louis ace could be available to pitch the Cardinals' opener at Wrigley Field on April ... «ESPN, Feb 15»
8
Sarah Hastings, Acadia University meningitis victim, had strain B
Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness says laboratory test results confirm Acadia University student Sarah Hastings had the B strain of meningitis​. «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
9
Canadian Infected With Deadly Strain of Bird Flu
A Canadian woman who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, an often deadly strain that's infected close to 500 people in China, ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»
10
Flu shots given in Ontario almost a complete mismatch to dominant …
The flu shots given out free in Ontario are even less effective this year than anyone thought, says the province's public-health agency. In fact, the strains of ... «National Post, Jan 15»

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