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HIT/hɪt/

Hit means touch quickly with force: hit the ball, hit your head. Past tense is also hit (not hitted). Kick is with the foot; hit is often with the hand or a bat. Hurt is about pain. A hit can also mean a successful song, later.

Meaning

To touch something quickly and with force, with your hand or with an object.

Examples

• “Do not hit the ball too hard.”
• “The car hit a tree.”
• “He hit the desk with his hand.”

Good to know

past: hit (not hitted). Contrast: kick (foot), hurt (pain).

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