Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂id-néh₂-ti
Proto-Germanic *hittijaną
Old Norse hittader.
Old English hyttan
Middle English hitten
English hit
Inherited 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”).
Cognates
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”).
(something very successful): Compare typologically striking, Russian порази́тельный (porazítelʹnyj) (<~ порази́ть (porazítʹ) <~ рази́ть (razítʹ)).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Very successful.
The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂id-néh₂-ti
Proto-Germanic *hittijaną
Old Norse hittader.
Old English hyttan
Middle English hitten
English hit
Inherited 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”).
Cognates
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”).
(something very successful): Compare typologically striking, Russian порази́тельный (porazítelʹnyj) (<~ порази́ть (porazítʹ) <~ рази́ть (razítʹ)).
Meanings
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
So he the fam'd Cilician fencer prais'd, / And, at each hit, with wonder seem'd amaz'd. 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fourth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
The hit was very slight.
Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
Marie Taglioni was another hit for Her Majesty's Theatre last season, and will be a hit again this season[…] 1848, “Her Majesty's Theatre”, in The Musical World, volume 23:
Chico & Rita opens in the modern era, as an aged, weary Chico shines shoes in his native Cuba. Then a song heard on the radio—a hit he wrote and recorded with Rita in their youth—carries him back to 1948 Havana, where they first met. 2012 February 9, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Chico & Rita”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
(figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
His reputation took a hit when the new information came to light.
An attack on a location, person or people.
A collision of a projectile with the target.
But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater. 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
A collision of a projectile with the target. ▸ In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
(Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.
An approximately correct answer in a test set.
The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.
(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
Where am I going to get my next hit?
A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
The questions that have always haunted the family — who ordered the hit, and why, and who in London might have known — remain unanswered. 2023 August 30, Megan K. Stack, Rob Stothard, “He Was Shot 14 Times at the Dinner Table. His Children Want to Know if Britain Ordered the Hit.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
(dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
a happy hit
What late he called a blessing, now was wit, / And God's good providence, a lucky hit. 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:
A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
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Antonyms
flop (antonym(s) of “success”) · miss (antonym(s) of “a punch”) · turkey (antonym(s) of “success”)
uk уда́р (blow, punch) · cs šlágr (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pl zabójstwo (murder for criminal or political purposes) · es acierto (collision of a projectile with the target) · fi tilausmurha (murder for criminal or political purposes) · ja 衝突 (blow, punch) · be хіт (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · es tatequieto (blow, punch) · ja ヒット ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · ko 히트곡 (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · mk хит (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · it valida ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · ar ضَرْبَة (blow, punch) · pl trafienie (collision of a projectile with the target) · de Stoß (blow, punch) · es matada (blow, punch) · fi klikki (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · sh šláger (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ko 일격 (blow, punch) · de Treffer (blow, punch) · pdt Schlach (blow, punch) · bg шла́гер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pt assassínio (murder for criminal or political purposes) · nl slag (blow, punch) · cs hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · bg попаде́ние (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · sk hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pl uderzenie (blow, punch) · es sencillo ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · fr bonne cible (collision of a projectile with the target) · pt acerto (approximately correct answer in a test set) · es hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fr portée efficace (collision of a projectile with the target) · yi שלאַגער (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi hitti ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · fi satsi (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · sv slag (blow, punch) · fi töötti (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · de Schlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · gd bualadh (blow, punch) · nb slag (blow, punch) · es hit ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · fi hitti (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · nl stoot (blow, punch) · ko 히트 (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · sk úder (blow, punch) · uk хіт (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Treffer (collision of a projectile with the target) · ru нападе́ние (murder for criminal or political purposes) · da schlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · nl schlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi isku (attack on a location) · lv sitiens (blow, punch) · pt acerto (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · fr assassinat commandité (murder for criminal or political purposes) · fi sivallus (peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought) · io frapo (blow, punch) · pl hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi osuma (collision of a projectile with the target) · fi trippi (of LSD) (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · sl hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · nl hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · it risultato (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · sv anrop (Internet: measured visit to a web site) · pt assassinato (murder for criminal or political purposes) · pl zamach (murder for criminal or political purposes) · ca hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ro lovitură (blow, punch) · ga cíonán (blow, punch) · bg хит (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi menestys (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · grc πληγή (blow, punch) · izh isku (blow, punch) · cs úder (blow, punch) · de Ermordung (murder for criminal or political purposes) · es jit ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · es algo que arrasa (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · sh у̏да̄р (blow, punch) · nl tref (collision of a projectile with the target) · hu találat (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · fr tube (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi osuma (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · sv schlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pt hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · nl aanslag (attack on a location) · pt golpe (blow, punch) · pl szlagier (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Schlag (blow, punch) · fr taffe (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · lv šlagers (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · es batazo ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · fr coup sûr ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · fi käyntikerta (Internet: measured visit to a web site) · gd buille (blow, punch) · eo trafo (collision of a projectile with the target) · vo leflap (blow, punch) · izh napsu (blow, punch) · da slager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · et hitt (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · es sequete (blow, punch) · nb slager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · eo frapo (blow, punch) · ru уби́йство (murder for criminal or political purposes) · tr isabet (collision of a projectile with the target) · pl morderstwo (murder for criminal or political purposes) · sh ȕdār (blow, punch) · ru хит (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ru попада́ние (collision of a projectile with the target) · sl šlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · zh 打擊 /打击 (blow, punch) · es imparable ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · ltg sitīņs (blow, punch) · hu találat (collision of a projectile with the target) · fr frappe (attack on a location) · de Erfolg (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · nb anslag (attack on a location) · de Anschlag (attack on a location) · de Hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · be шля́гер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fr hit (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · sv träff (collision of a projectile with the target) · fo hitt (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi annos (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · es indiscutible ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · sv hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ja 安打 ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · cs zásah (collision of a projectile with the target) · uk уда́р (attack on a location) · cs rána (blow, punch) · es toletazo ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · uk влуча́ння (collision of a projectile with the target) · ru покуше́ние (murder for criminal or political purposes) · bg попаде́ние (collision of a projectile with the target) · fr résultat (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · hy հարված (blow, punch) · sh шла́гер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pt batida (blow, punch) · be уда́р (blow, punch) · ro nimerire (collision of a projectile with the target) · es patada (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · fr contrat (murder for criminal or political purposes) · ca cop (blow, punch) · fi lappu (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · ja ヒット (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · lt smūgis (blow, punch) · rm frida (blow, punch) · da hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · izh nappu (blow, punch) · fa ضربه (blow, punch) · es golpe (blow, punch) · izh tiltukkain (blow, punch) · ga béim (blow, punch) · pt ataque (attack on a location) · yi שלאָג (blow, punch) · he לָהִיט (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Hieb (blow, punch) · sv träff (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · ja ヒット曲 (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fr bouffée (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · ja 一撃 (blow, punch) · ru шля́гер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · rm cuolp (blow, punch) · rm freida (blow, punch) · be папада́нне (collision of a projectile with the target) · he מַכָּה (blow, punch) · uk влу́чення (collision of a projectile with the target) · et šlaager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Treffer (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · ltg īsisšona (blow, punch) · fa نتیجه (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · eo bato (blow, punch) · ca èxit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · mi whakapānga (blow, punch) · ang sleġe (blow, punch) · de but see Mord (murder for criminal or political purposes) · fr hit (Internet: measured visit to a web site) · fi isku (blow, punch) · mk удар (blow, punch) · hu sláger (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · lv hits (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · mk шлагер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · it battuta f valida ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · es éxito (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · el σουξέ (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fr schlager (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pt pedrada (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ja ヒット (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · ru уда́р (blow, punch) · fr hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Hit (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · sv träff (Internet: measured visit to a web site) · uk шля́гер (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · gd beum (blow, punch) · es inatrapable ((baseball) complete play, when the batter reaches base) · ga buille (blow, punch) · fr coup (blow, punch) · nb hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · csb przebòj (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Auftragsmord (murder for criminal or political purposes) · gv ard-speeideilys (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · es acierto (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · vo flap (blow, punch) · da træffer (collision of a projectile with the target) · nb skudd (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · ro șlagăr (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · eo ŝlagro (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · es calada (dose of an illegal or addictive drug — see also dose, shot, fix, puff) · sh hȉt (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · sh хи̏т (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · de Hit (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · sk šláger (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pl przebój (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · pt sucesso (success, especially in the entertainment industry) · fi lyönti (blow, punch) · pt resultado (computing, Internet: positive result of a search — see also result) · bg у́дар (blow, punch) · lt hitas (success, especially in the entertainment industry)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂id-néh₂-ti
Proto-Germanic *hittijaną
Old Norse hittader.
Old English hyttan
Middle English hitten
English hit
Inherited 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”).
Cognates
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”).
(something very successful): Compare typologically striking, Russian порази́тельный (porazítelʹnyj) (<~ порази́ть (porazítʹ) <~ рази́ть (razítʹ)).
Meanings
(physical, transitive) To strike. ▸ To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
I hunted him for half a hour, aiming to learn him to hit a man with a table-leg and then run, but I didn't find him. 1934, Robert E. Howard, The Slugger's Game:
Bello: (Shouts) Good, by the rumping jumping general! That's the best bit of news I heard these six weeks. Here, don't keep me waiting, damn you! (He slaps her face)
Bello: (Whimpers) You're after hitting me. I'll tell[…] 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[[Episode 15]]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
He tried to hit me but I dodged the blow and went out to plot revenge. 1922-1927, Frank Harris, My Life and Loves:
One boy hit the other.
Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
(physical, transitive) To strike. ▸ To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
The ball hit the fence.
Meanwhile the street boys kept up a shower of mud balls, many of which hit the Doctor, while the rest were distributed upon his assailants. 1882, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Doctor Grimshawe's Secret: A romance:
a dozen apples, each of them near as large as a Bristol barrel, came tumbling about my ears; one of them hit me on the back as I chanced to stoop, and knocked me down flat on my face. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag):
(intransitive, physical) To strike. ▸ To strike against something.
I can't get anything to hit at that distance.
(physical, transitive) To strike. ▸ To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
Hit the Enter key to continue.
(physical, slang, transitive) To strike. ▸ To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.
FREDO: Mikey, why would they ever hit poor old Frankie Five-Angels? I loved that ole sonuvabitch. 1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
(physical, transitive) To strike. ▸ 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 strike. ▸ To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
I used to listen to that song all the time, but it hits different(ly) now.
Their coffee really hits the spot.
(transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
You can't hit the high notes in that song!
I hit the jackpot.
(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!
(colloquial, transitive) To briefly visit.
We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.
(informal, transitive) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.
You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.
(informal, transitive) To attain, to achieve. ▸ To reach or achieve.
We hit Detroit at one in the morning but kept driving through the night.
As soon as we hit Jazzafrazz Town, we were overcome by the glitz and the glamour. 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:
And her success with Glover, a product of the National Lottery-funded Sporting Giants talent identification programme, will also spark relief among British officials who were starting to fret a little about hitting their target of equalling fourth in the medal table from Beijing. 2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, “London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal”, in Guardian Unlimited:
The movie hits theaters in December.
The temperature could hit 110°F tomorrow.
(intransitive) To attain, to achieve. ▸ To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
All Human Race wou’d fain be Wits, / And Millions miſs, for one that hits. 1733, [Jonathan Swift], On Poetry: A Rapsody, Dublin; London: […] [R. Fleming] [a]nd sold by J. Huggonson, […], →OCLC, page 3, lines 1–2:
And oft it hits / Where hope is coldest and despair most fits. c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
To attain, to achieve. ▸ To guess; to light upon or discover.
And we shall sit at endless feast,
Enjoying each the other’s good;
What vaster dream can hit the mood
Of Love on earth? 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 69:
Thou hast hit it. c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
(transitive) To affect negatively.
The economy was hit by a recession. The hurricane hit his fishing business hard.
(figuratively) To attack.
I have to say this, he hit my hands. Nobody has ever hit my hands. I’ve never heard of this one. Look at those hands. Are they small hands? 2016 March 3, Nick Gass, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump on small hands: 'I guarantee you there's no problem'”, in Politico:
(transitive) To make a play. ▸ In blackjack, to deal a card to.
Hit me.
(intransitive) To make a play. ▸ To come up to bat.
Jones hit for the pitcher.
To make a play. ▸ To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
(transitive) To use; to connect to.
The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.
(US, slang, transitive) To have sex with.
I'd hit that!
(US, slang, transitive) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
I'm hitting my DMT cart right now. Hold up, hold on nigga. I'm hittin' it not enough to break through though. Oh my God! Oh my God nigga uhhh. I'm- ohhh my God, dude! Ohhh, ahhh! Oh my God! Holy fuck! Oh my God! Oohhh. Oohhh! God! Oh my God! Ahhh! Fuck, I'm breaking through bro. Ohh! 2020, DubbyD, im hitting my dmt cart right now, spoken by CSGO player Loc T Nguyen:
Tastes like fruit when you hit it; got to have bread to get it. 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
(transitive) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
This is another great exercise which hits the long head.
(transitive) To work out.
With that said, the group hitting their legs just once a week still made gains.
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hitting
Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part
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hat
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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hat
Tense=Past
dialectal, obsolete
lexicographic
hits
Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres
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hit
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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hit
Tense=Past
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het
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
dialectal, rare
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het
Tense=Past
dialectal, rare
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hitten
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
archaic, dialectal, rare
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Antonyms
miss · miss (antonym(s) of “manage to touch in the right place”) · block
de schlagen (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · th ตี (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh zàbiti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi kohdata (to encounter a difficulty) · sh opízditi (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ca encertar (to manage to touch in the right place) · ja 当てる (to manage to touch in the right place) · ca copejar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es cinchonear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tg задан (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg поразя́вам (to manage to touch in the right place) · vo leflapön (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ja 攻撃する (to attack, chiefly amphibiously) · sv slå till (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt chocar-se (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · es chocar (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · be пацэліць (to manage to touch in the right place) · et lööma (to administer a blow — see also strike) · cy taro (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ja 打つ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · it picchiare (to administer a blow — see also strike) · uk вдаря́ти (to administer a blow — see also strike) · km វាយ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · jam lick (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg у́дрям (to manage to touch in the right place) · ml കൊള്ളിക്കുക (to manage to touch in the right place) · fr frapper (to affect negatively) · ru бить (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi kärsiä (to affect negatively) · ru попа́сть (to manage to touch in the right place) · ur مارنا (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ba бәрелеү (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · cs uhodit (to administer a blow — see also strike) · qu maqay (to administer a blow — see also strike) · hu üt (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ba һуғыу (to administer a blow — see also strike) · de stoßen (to administer a blow — see also strike) · de abschlagen (to begin) · nl raken (to manage to touch in the right place) · fr battre (to administer a blow — see also strike) · be пабі́ць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es arrear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · io frapar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es pegarle (to administer a blow — see also strike) · uk влуча́ти (to manage to touch in the right place) · kk ұру (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru потра́хаться (to have sex with) · fr se taper (to encounter a difficulty) · gd buail (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ml അടിക്കുക (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ssy oogore (to administer a blow — see also strike) · hy խփել (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bn আঘাত করা (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru поиме́ть (to have sex with) · de treffen (to briefly visit) · eo bati (to administer a blow — see also strike) · dsb deriś (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh iskiä (to administer a blow — see also strike) · cs trefit (to manage to touch in the right place) · fi törmätä (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · uga 𐎎𐎃𐎕 (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh у̀дарити (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl trafiać (to manage to touch in the right place) · fr descendre (to kill a person on the instructions of a third party) · fi mennä (to briefly visit) · da træffe (to manage to touch in the right place) · xbr palu (to administer a blow — see also strike) · da slå (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es jitear (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · ar أَصَابَ (to manage to touch in the right place) · ru отыме́ть (to have sex with) · fi osua (to manage to touch in the right place) · cs udeřit (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi käydä (to briefly visit) · ar ضَرَبَ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · lt smogti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru напада́ть (to attack, chiefly amphibiously) · bg у́дрям (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · is hitta (to manage to touch in the right place) · fi vahingoittaa (to affect negatively) · bg сре́щам (to encounter a difficulty) · rup agudescu (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tpi paitim (to administer a blow — see also strike) · la battuo (to administer a blow — see also strike) · mk удира (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru попада́ть (to manage to touch in the right place) · be уда́рыць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi murhata (to kill a person on the instructions of a third party) · pl uderzyć (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · ang slēan (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ro bate (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fr frapper (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt golpear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · eo trafi (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ca batre (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru поби́ть (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh kommia (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tpi paitim (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · got 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es batir (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ga buail (to administer a blow — see also strike) · grc πλήσσω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · gl golpear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nl treffen (to manage to touch in the right place) · yi שלאָגן (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nb ramme (to affect negatively) · ko 치다 (to administer a blow — see also strike) · da slå imod (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · sk udrieť (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ngc boma (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es atizarle (to administer a blow — see also strike) · zh 打擊 /打击 (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl uderzyć (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tk urmak (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh tarkata (to manage to touch in the right place) · sl bíti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · be ўда́рыць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · cjs шабарға (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru тра́хаться (to have sex with) · be удара́ць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · zea slae (to administer a blow — see also strike) · he הרביץ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · uz urmoq (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl uderzać (to administer a blow — see also strike) · cu бити (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sk biť (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg би́я (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg навестявам (to briefly visit) · ru порази́ть (to manage to touch in the right place) · la feriō (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi pistäytyä (to briefly visit) · af slaan (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es chancar (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · hit [Term?] (/use/) (to use) · lt mušti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru отдрю́читься (to have sex with) · mba naigo (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ca colpejar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ltg dyurēt (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tft tero (to administer a blow — see also strike) · lv iebelzt (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sq gju (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh би̏ти (to administer a blow — see also strike) · chr ᎬᏂᎭ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru ударя́ть (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ka რტყმა (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nb hit (in blackjack, to deal a card to) · grc ἀκοντίζω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl stukać (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · sh opáliti (to have sex with) · ru поража́ть (to manage to touch in the right place) · fr toucher (to manage to touch in the right place) · bg улу́чвам (to manage to touch in the right place) · fi iskeä (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru стуча́ть (to administer a blow — see also strike) · mk бие (to administer a blow — see also strike) · hi मारना (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi osua (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · fi iskeytyä (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · fr se taper (to have sex with) · el χτυπώ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · aa oogore (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi tappaa (to kill a person on the instructions of a third party) · he פָּגַע (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · grc τυγχάνω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · aln hi (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ca pegar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sv slå emot (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · fa زدن (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh опа́лити (to have sex with) · rup bat (roa-rup) (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh за̀бити (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es golpear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi vaikeuttaa (to affect negatively) · tpi kilim (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi tulla (to begin) · de schlagen (to administer a blow — see also strike) · de knallen (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · kix thóng (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · eo frapi (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh issuttaa (to administer a blow — see also strike) · kk соғу (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru напа́сть (to attack, chiefly amphibiously) · es dar (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · rm pitgar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh löövvä (to administer a blow — see also strike) · az çırpmaq (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nl treffen (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru уда́риться (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · uk би́ти (to administer a blow — see also strike) · mn цохих (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ca xocar (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · sh ско̏кнути (to briefly visit) · fr cogner (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · grc βάλλω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt acertar (to manage to touch in the right place) · id pukul (to administer a blow — see also strike) · vo flapön (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl stuknąć (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · or ମାରିବା (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg у́дрям (to administer a blow — see also strike) · be ўдара́ць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · la pello (to administer a blow — see also strike) · de treffen (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nl raken (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pdc aabappe (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tr vurmak (to administer a blow — see also strike) · eu jo (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt colidir (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · ast golpiar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · vi đánh (to administer a blow — see also strike) · gld дуктэ- (to administer a blow — see also strike) · be біць (to administer a blow — see also strike) · cs praštit (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru ударя́ться (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · grc οὐτάω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sa तुदति (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh ùdariti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ps خرپول (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sh bȉti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nn slå (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nb slå (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh peeksää (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nl slaan (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ky уруу (to administer a blow — see also strike) · da slå (to affect negatively) · mnx at (to administer a blow — see also strike) · lo ຕີ (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tpi kilim (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · oc batre (to administer a blow — see also strike) · grc τύπτω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es acertar (to manage to touch in the right place) · sh опи́здити (to administer a blow — see also strike) · it colpire (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh kleittää (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru уда́рить (to administer a blow — see also strike) · su tinggang (to administer a blow — see also strike) · it battere (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ka დარტყმა (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru дрю́читься (to have sex with) · bg уда́ря (to manage to touch in the right place) · ru дрю́чить (to have sex with) · ml കൊള്ളുക (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · pt bater (to manage to touch in the right place) · es fajear (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru отдрю́чить (to have sex with) · uk вда́рити (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ja 叩く (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pdc aabappe (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · bg уда́ря (to administer a blow — see also strike) · grc τοξεύω (to administer a blow — see also strike) · tet baku (to administer a blow — see also strike) · rm batter (to administer a blow — see also strike) · az vurmaq (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ne ठोक्नु (to administer a blow — see also strike) · bg уда́ря (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · fi lyödä (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt apagar (to kill a person on the instructions of a third party) · sv träffa (to manage to touch in the right place) · ru тра́хать (to have sex with) · yue 打擊 /打击 (to administer a blow — see also strike) · de morden (to kill a person on the instructions of a third party) · fi haitata (to affect negatively) · sga benaid (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es darle (to administer a blow — see also strike) · la pulso (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt atingir (to manage to touch in the right place) · dsb biś (to administer a blow — see also strike) · izh napsuttaa (to administer a blow — see also strike) · es asestarle (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sv slå (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sq dëkoj (to administer a blow — see also strike) · gl bater (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sv slå (to affect negatively) · de treffen (to manage to touch in the right place) · ltg sist (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl uderzać (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · my ရိုက် (to administer a blow — see also strike) · lv sist (to administer a blow — see also strike) · fi iskeä (to attack, chiefly amphibiously) · es fajar (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ms pukul (to administer a blow — see also strike) · vi đập (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt bater (to come into contact with forcefully and suddenly) · sh skȍknuti (to briefly visit) · izh tappaa (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pt bater (to administer a blow — see also strike) · sl udariti (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ltg laubt (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nrf paffer (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru тра́хнуть (to have sex with) · ar ضرب (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru тра́хнуться (to have sex with) · mh bait (to administer a blow — see also strike) · da møde (to briefly visit) · ug ئۇرماق (to administer a blow — see also strike) · pl trafić (to manage to touch in the right place) · is slá (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ru сту́кнуть (to administer a blow — see also strike) · ga aimsigh (to manage to touch in the right place) · hy հարվածել (to administer a blow — see also strike) · nb treffe (to manage to touch in the right place) · ro lovi (to administer a blow — see also strike)
From Middle English hit (“it”), from Old English hit (“it”), from Proto-Germanic *hit (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this, here”). Cognate with Dutch het (“it”). More at it; also note 'it.
Meanings
(dialectal) It.
Now, George, grease it good, an' let hit slide down the hill hits own way. 1998, Nancy A. Walker, What's so funny?: humor in American culture:
But how hit was to come about didn't appear. 1922, Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic monthly, volume 130: