hit
To strikeTo strike.: To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
» Yesterday a truck hit this wall.
Gestern hat ein Lastwagen diese Mauer gerammt.
Вчера в эту стену врезался грузовик.
Вчора у цю стіну врізалася вантажівка.
Meaning
25 sensesTo strike.
(physical, transitive)To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
One boy hit the other.
hit with a missile from a weapon
(physical, transitive)To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
The ball hit the fence.
schlagen, knallen
ударя́тьсяudarjátʹsja, уда́ритьсяudáritʹsja
hit against; come into sudden contact with
(intransitive, physical)To strike against something.
I can't get anything to hit at that distance.
(physical, transitive)To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
Hit the Enter key to continue.
(physical, slang, transitive)To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.
morden
(physical, transitive)To attack, especially amphibiously.
If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island.
(ambitransitive, figuratively, physical)To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
Their coffee really hits the spot.
I used to listen to that song all the time, but it hits different(ly) now.
(transitive)To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
I hit the jackpot.
You can't hit the high notes in that song!
treffen
попада́тьpopadátʹ, попа́стьpopástʹ, поража́тьporažátʹ
влуча́тиvlučáty
(colloquial, transitive)To switch on or switch off (lights).
Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!
(informal, transitive)To commence playing.
- I'd love to hear your band play. - Hit it, boys!
abschlagen
(colloquial, transitive)To briefly visit.
We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.
treffen
(informal, transitive)To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.
We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.
encounter by chance
Examples
2676 sentencesYesterday a truck hit this wall.
Вчора у цю стіну врізалася вантажівка.
ruВчера в эту стену врезался грузовик.
deGestern hat ein Lastwagen diese Mauer gerammt.
I hit on a good idea.
Мені прийшла до голови добра ідея.
deIch bin auf eine gute Idee gekommen.
The car hit a telephone pole.
Автівка зіткнулась із телеграфним стовпом.
ruАвтомобиль врезался в телефонный столб.
deDas Auto fuhr gegen einen Telegrafenmast.
He was hit by a car.
Його збила машина.
ruЕго сбила машина.
deEr wurde von einem Auto angefahren.
He hit me in the eye.
Він ударив мене в око.
ruОн ударил меня в глаз.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
By meaning 4
Origin
Inherited from Middle English hitten (“to hit, strike, make contact with”), from Old EngliInherited from Middle English hitten (“to hit, strike, make contact with”), from Old English hittan (“to meet with, come upon, fall in with”), from Old Norse hitta (“to strike, meet”), from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to fall; fall upon; hit; cut; hew”).
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Forms
hits, hitting, hit, hitPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- hit onпройти, проходитиTo flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
- hit upTo visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
- hit offTo play the first shot off the fairway.
- hit outTo strike out with the fist, usually without planning or accuracy.
- hit backTo retaliate
- hit withTo do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
Synonyms
70 synonyms- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely:strike
- hit against; come into sudden contact with:strikeimpinge onrun intocollide with
- drive something violently into a location:strike
- cause to experience suddenly:strikecome to
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target:strike
- hit with a missile from a weapon:shootpip
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- hit by a
- got hit by
- was hit by
- hit the ball
- got hit
- hit his head
- going to hit
- almost got hit
- hit by lightning
- almost hit
- hit a home
- a truck hit