hit home
To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significantTo be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
» Who hit the most home runs?
Кто выбил больше всего хоум-ранов? — Hellerick
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
Do you think the message really hit home with him?
Baked goodies can really hit home with a crowd.
To strike its target with damaging effect.
- refer to or be relevant or familiar to
Examples
28 sentencesWho hit the most home runs?
ruКто выбил больше всего хоум-ранов? — Hellerick
"Who hit the home run?" "Tom did."
Have you ever hit a home run?
Tom hasn't hit a home run all season.
I want to see Tom hit a home run.
Translations
2 languagesForms
hits home, hitting home, hit home, hit homeSynonyms
4 synonyms- refer to or be relevant or familiar to:strike homestrike a chordstrike a note
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.