hit

CEFRA2

/hɪt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To touch someone or something with force.

  2. 02

    noun

    A successful song, film, or other popular work.

Examples

  • I was afraid he was going to hit me.

  • It is easier to hit on people on the Internet than in the street.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To strike., To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.

  2. To strike.

  3. To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

More examples

In context

  • I really need to hit somebody.

  • Hit the Enter key to continue.

  • One boy hit the other.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

Cognate with West Frisian hitte (“to meet”), Dutch hitten (“to hit, encounter”), Danish hitte (“to find”), Faroese, Icelandic, Swedish hitta (“to meet”), Norwegian Nynorsk hitta, hitte (“to meet; to find”), Latin caedō (“to kill”), Albanian qit (“to hit, throw, pull out, release”). Probably also related to Dutch hei (“mallet”), German Heie (“wooden hammer, mallet”).