To hit on

To hit on
Hit Hit, v. i. 1. To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on. [1913 Webster]

If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and hit one against another? --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Corpuscles, meeting with or hitting on those bodies, become conjoined with them. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]

2. To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck. [1913 Webster]

And oft it hits Where hope is coldest and despair most fits. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

And millions miss for one that hits. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

{To hit on} or {To hit upon}, to light upon; to come to by chance; to discover unexpectedly; as, he hit on the solution after days of trying. ``None of them hit upon the art.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hit Connection — est une compilation musicale issue de l association de plusieurs labels et distribuée principalement en Belgique qui a vu le jour en 1984 et qui est toujours distribuée. Initialement produite au rythme de deux volumes par an, cette compilation… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hit connection — est une compilation musicale issue de l association de plusieurs labels et distribuée principalement en Belgique qui a vu le jour en 1984 et qui est toujours distribuée. Initialement produite au rythme de deux volumes par an, cette compilation… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hīt during the Iraq War — Hīt or Heet ( ar. هيت) is a city in al Anbar province, Iraq. Hīt lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital, in the Sunni Triangle.Under U.S. occupationThe small city of Hīt is one of a string of Sunni population centers along the Euphrates …   Wikipedia

  • Hit-Radio Antenne — Allgemeine Informationen Empfang analog terrestrisch, Kabel analog + digital …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hit wicket — is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is governed by Law 35 of the Laws of cricket. The striker is out Hit wicket if, after the bowler has entered his delivery stride and while the ball is in play, his wicket… …   Wikipedia

  • hit — [hit] vt. hit, hitting [ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base * keid , to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall] 1. to come against, usually with force; strike [the car hit the tree] 2. to give a blow to; strike;… …   English World dictionary

  • hit — ► VERB (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1) direct a blow at (someone or something) with one s hand or a tool or weapon. 2) propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, etc. 3) accidentally strike (part of one s body) against something. 4) (of a moving… …   English terms dictionary

  • Hit and run (vehicular) — Hit and run is the crime of colliding with a person, their personal property (including their motor vehicle), or a fixture, and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards.Additional obligationIn many jurisdictions there may be an additional… …   Wikipedia

  • HIT Handelsgruppe — Rechtsform GmbH Co. KG Gründung 1901 Sitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HIT WEST — Création 2001 Slogan « 1ère hit radio dans l Ouest » Langue Français Pays   …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hit'West — Création 2001 Slogan « 1ère hit radio dans l Ouest » Langue Français Pays   …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”