hit on
Britishverb
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to strike
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Also: hit upon. to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly
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slang to make sexual advances to (a person)
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Also, hit upon . Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem . [c. 1700]
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Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani isn’t just a hit on the field.
From Los Angeles Times
Domestic U.S. oil producers, meanwhile, were hit on Monday, with Devon Energy and Diamondback Energy among the S&P 500’s biggest losers.
Yet with China’s silver export controls set to hit on Jan. 1 and industrial demand for silver and copper expected to keep pace with the data-center boom, it’s tough to imagine the current dearth of supply for silver or copper letting up in 2026.
From MarketWatch
Shares are trading at 27.8 times expected earnings over the next 12 months—above their five-year average of 21.7 times and well above the 2025 low of 15.5 times hit on May 7.
From Barron's
Shares are trading at 27.8 times expected earnings over the next 12 months—above their five-year average of 21.7 times and well above the 2025 low of 15.5 times hit on May 7.
From Barron's
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