hitting

Everyday

1. Hitting means touching something hard and fast, often with your hand or an object. tree →
2. Hitting a ball means striking it with a bat, racket or hand. tree →
3. Hitting can mean reaching something: hitting a target, hitting 100. tree →

In the lessons

In behaviour and safety lessons: hitting other people is never OK; use words, walk away or tell an adult. In sport: hitting the ball in tennis, baseball, cricket. In science: forces happen when objects hit each other. Phrases: stop hitting, hitting it off (getting on well), hitting the books (studying hard).

Examples

• Stop hitting your brother! tree →
• She is good at hitting the ball. tree →
• The rain was hitting the window. tree →
• Hitting is not allowed at school. tree →
• The car is hitting the brakes. tree →
• They are hitting it off already. tree →
• The price is hitting new highs. tree →
• He kept hitting the target in archery. tree →

Note

Double t: hitting. «Hit» stays the same in present, past and past participle (hit, hit, hit). In maths word problems, «hitting 100» means reaching 100.