hit

Everyday

1. To touch someone or something hard and fast with your hand, a bat or an object. tree →
2. To bump into something by accident: «The car hit a tree». tree →
3. A noun: a hit or blow. tree →
4. A noun: a very popular song, film or thing: «The song was a big hit». tree →
5. To reach: hit a target, hit 100. tree →
6. Of something bad: to affect suddenly: «The storm hit the town». tree →
7. In some dialects, hit is an old word used instead of it. tree →

In the lessons

In behaviour lessons: hitting hurts and is never okay, even when angry — use words and walk away, tell an adult if someone hits you. In sport: hit the ball with a bat or racket; in cricket and baseball «a hit». In safety: a car can hit you, so stop, look and listen. In stories: the storm hit, the idea hit her. Phrases: hit the ball, hit back, a big hit, hit the target, hit it off (get on well), hit the road (leave), hit on an idea.

Examples

• It's never okay to hit someone. tree →
• She hit the ball over the fence. tree →
• The car almost hit the cyclist. tree →
• The song was a big hit. tree →
• He hit his head on the shelf. tree →
• The arrow hit the target. tree →
• We hit it off on the first day and became friends. tree →
• The idea hit me in the middle of the night. tree →
• Hit's des like I tell you. tree →

Note

Irregular, the same in all forms: hit, hit, hit (yesterday I hit — not «hitted»). Double t: hitting. Telling an adult when someone hits you is the right thing, not telling tales.