Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal)To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

More definitions
  • inhale through the nose

Examples

19 sentences

  1. Tom took three hits of acid.

    rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. The project took a hit when funding was lost.

    robert1991 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Look, let's just take the hit and count our losses.

    FeuDRenais2 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Tom took a hard hit.

    ruТом получил сильный удар. — shanghainese

    Spamster · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. They took a hard hit.

    hakimdif · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

takes a hit, taking a hit, took a hit, taken a hit
Base formtake a hit · to take a hit
3rd person singulartakes a hit
Present participletaking a hit
Past simpletook a hit
Past participletaken a hit

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake a hit
he, she, ittakes a hit

Past simpleLesson

all personstook a hit

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken a hit
he, she, ithas taken a hit

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take a hit

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • inhale through the nose:snort

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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