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hit

/ˈhɪt/HIT
/ˈhɪt/HIT

Meaningto hit upon, meet

Common meaning: to strike

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hittasource
  2. Middle Englishhittensource
  3. Englishhit‘to strike’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hitta ‘to hit upon, meet’.

Roots

  • hitta Old Norse (Icelandic) “to hit upon, meet”

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