hit

[US]/hɪt/
[UK]/hɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to attack; to collide; to strike; to discover by chance
vi. to strike; to punch; to collide
n. a strike; a success; sarcasm.

Phrases & Collocations

hit the ball

hit the target

hit the road

hit it off

hit hard

hit on

hit the mark

hit the spot

hit the headlines

hit the books

hit back

hit out

hard hit

hit rate

big hit

hit upon

direct hit

hit the skids

hit rating

hit off

Example Sentences

a hit at sb.

they hit the ground with a flop.

The car hit the guardrail.

can't hit a slider.

a car hit the barrier.

a terrorist hit list.

the tractor hit an obstruction.

hit sb. smack in the face

hit sb. slick in the eye

a smash hit on Broadway.

She hit the nail with a sledgehammer.

we hit it off A-OK.

he hit the ball with authority.

Ellwood hit him backhanded.

the icy blast hit them.

a deluge of rain hit the plains.

hit the return key by mistake.

couldn't hit the jump shot.

Real-world Examples

That's probably because your steak hit the microwave before it hit your plate.

Source: Popular Science Essays

You didn't hit on her. She hit on you.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Keep going! Hit 40! - He'll never hit 40.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

Does the response wait until it hits some threshold?

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2017 Collection

Go away before I really hit you.

Source: Aesop's Fables for Children

Meteoroids become meteors when they enter our atmosphere and meteorites when they hit the ground.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2020

Government apartment complex is especially hard hit.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

It was like I hit the jackpot.

Source: Women's power

Introduced two years ago, the policy has proved a huge hit.

Source: Past years' college entrance examination listening comprehension (local papers)

What happens when sugar hits your tongue?

Source: 21 Days of Intensive Listening to TED-Ed Bilingual Fun Science Popularization

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