Meaning

3 senses
  1. (slang, transitive)To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.

    That's the third guy that has hit on her tonight.

    Guys are hitting on them almost all the time.

    anmachen, anbaggern

    заи́грыватьzaígryvatʹ

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize.

    He hit on a great idea for improving the design.

    I think you've just hit right on the solution.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, on.

Examples

224 sentences
  1. I hit on a good idea.

    Мені прийшла до голови добра ідея.

    deIch bin auf eine gute Idee gekommen.

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  2. He hit me on the head.

    Він ударив мене по голові.

    ruОн ударил меня по голове.

    deEr schlug mir gegen den Kopf.

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  3. Tom hit me on the head.

    Том ударив мене по голові.

    ruТом ударил меня по голове.

    deTom schlug mir gegen den Kopf.

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  4. Tom was hit on the head.

    Том вдарили по голові.

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  5. Tom said you hit him on the head.

    Том сказав, що ти ударив його по голові.

    ruТом сказал, что ты ударил его по голове.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to approach somebody seeking love, sex, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to approach somebody seeking love, sex, etc.:

Forms

hits on, hitting on, hit on, hit on
Base formhit on · to hit on
3rd person singularhits on
Present participlehitting on
Past simplehit on
Past participlehit on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhit on
he, she, ithits on

Past simpleLesson

all personshit on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hit on
he, she, ithas hit on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hit on

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhit upon

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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