hit
cause to move by striking
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,799 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,078 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- cause to move by striking hit a ball
- hit against; come into sudden contact with also: strike, impinge on, run into, collide with The car hit a treeHe struck the table with his elbow
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument He hit her hard in the face
- reach a destination, either real or abstract also: reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain We hit Detroit by noonThe water reached the doorstep
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely also: strike We were hit by really bad weatherHe was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
- hit with a missile from a weapon also: shoot, pip
hit in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He spoke grimly, for the thing had hit him.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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She'd made quite a hit on the Great White Way.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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It wasn't decent, to hit a man when he was down.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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And they did, but I'm glad to say that none of them hit Uncle Wiggily.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1
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It was a lucky hit, and I made the most of it; success made me arrogant, and boy-like, I became a boaster.
The Attaché · Thomas Chandler Haliburton · Chapter 1