American English
/hɪt̚/
One syllable.
to make your hand or an object touch a person or thing with force
Practice out loudto make your hand or an object touch a person or thing with force
She hit the ball over the fence.
He hit the table with his fist.
In sports, hit can describe a successful action, such as hitting a ball. For a person, it usually means physical violence.
hit the ball · hit someone in the face · hit the target
hit + someone/something
hit + someone/something + with + something
to crash into a person or thing
The car hit a tree on the wet road.
A cyclist was hit by a bus.
hit a wall · hit a tree · be hit by a car
a car/truck + hit + a person/thing
hit + a wall/tree/vehicle
to reach a particular number, level, or time
Temperatures hit 100 degrees yesterday.
The video hit one million views.
hit a record high · hit a milestone · hit 100 degrees
hit + a number/level
hit + a record high
to have a sudden and often harmful effect on a person, place, or group
The storm hit the coast last night.
The news hit her hard.
hit the economy · hit the country · hit hard
storm/crisis + hit + place/group
hit + someone + hard
to like each other immediately
Maya and Carlos hit it off at dinner.
to leave or start a journey
We need to hit the road before sunrise.
to say or do exactly the right thing
You hit the nail on the head with that answer.
Use hit for the past; do not say hitted. Before -ing, the final t doubles: hitting.