hit
/hɪt/ verb (present participle hitting, past tense and past participle hit)Translation
HAND [T] › to touch something quickly and with force using your hand or an object in your hand
vurmak, dürtmek
She hit him on the head with her tennis racket.5831971TOUCH [T] › to touch someone or something quickly and with force, usually causing injury or damage
çarpmak, vurmak, yaralamak
The car skidded and hit a wall. As she fell, she hit her head on the pavement.583391971AFFECT [I, T] › to affect something badly
kötü etkilemek, berbat bir şekilde etkisi altına almak
[often passive] The economy has been hit by high unemployment.1973REACH [T] › to reach a place, position, or state
bir yere/konuma/duruma ulaşmak/erişmek
Our profits have already hit $1 million.1597THINK [T] informal › If an idea or thought hits you, you suddenly think of it.
(düşence, fikir) ani acı vermek, sarsmak, üzmek, aklına gelmek/düşmek
The idea for the book hit me in the middle of the night.1108hit it off informal › If people hit it off, they like each other and become friendly immediately.
→ See also hit sb hard → See also hit the jackpot → See also hit the nail on the head → See also hit the roof hit back phrasal verb hemen kaynaşmak, kanı kaynamak, ısınmak, iyi geçinmek, anlaşmak
643 › to criticize or attack someone who has criticized or attacked you
hit on/upon sth phrasal verb karşılık vermek
The President hit back at journalists who said he was a liar.10401173 › to have a good idea, especially one which solves a problem
birden aklına gelmek, bulmak, keşfetmek
We hit upon the idea of writing to the mayor to ask for his help.1098(Definition of hit verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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