LEARNit Dictionary

hit

verb
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1
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to bring your hand, or an object you are holding, against somebody/something quickly and with force
ضربه زدن, زدن, کوبیدن
see also king-hit
2
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to come against something/somebody with force, especially causing damage or injury
ضربه زدن, برخورد کردن, اصابت کردن
The bus hit the bridge.
The boy was hit by a speeding car.
The boat hit against an object under the surface of the water.
3
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to knock a part of your body against something
برخورد کردن, اصابت کردن, برخورد کردن با, خوردن به
I must have hit my knee.
He hit his head on the low ceiling.
As she stood up, she hit her hand against the edge of the table.
4
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to reach and touch a person or thing suddenly and with force
ضربه زدن, کوبیدن, برخورد کردن, زدن
The town was hit by bombs again last night.
He was hit by a sniper.
Not all the bullets hit their targets.
5
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to bring a bat, etc. against a ball and push it away with force
ضربه زدن, زدن به توپ
She hit the ball and ran to first base.
I hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court.
We've hit our ball over the fence!
see also pinch-hit
6
to score points by hitting a ball
زدن توپ امتیاز گرفتن, زدن توپ, کسب امتیاز با ضربه توپ
to hit a home run
7
to press something such as a button to operate a machine, etc.
فشردن, فشار دادن, زدن (روی دکمه)
Hit the brakes!
He picked up the phone and hit several buttons.
I found the impulse to hit the fast-forward button to be quite overwhelming.
I accidentally hit the wrong key.
Enter your password and then hit ‘Return’.
8
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to have a bad effect on somebody/something
آسیب رساندن, صدمه زدن, زیان وارد کردن
The tax increases will certainly hit the poor.
His death didn't really hit me at first.
A tornado hit on Tuesday night.
Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike.
Spain was one of the hardest hit countries.
It hit him very hard when Rosie left.
9
to attack somebody/something
حمله کردن, ضربه زدن, زدن
We hit the enemy when they least expected it.
10
to reach a place
رسیدن به
Follow this footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.
The President hits town tomorrow.
11
to reach a particular level
رسیدن به
Temperatures hit 40° yesterday.
The euro hit a record low in trading today.
(British English)We hit top form in yesterday’s match.
The film doesn't always hit its targets.
12
to experience something difficult or unpleasant
گرفتار شدن, به مشکل برخوردن
We seem to have hit a problem.
Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.
13
to come suddenly into your mind
به ذهن خطور کردن, به ذهن رسیدن
The idea hit me like a tornado.
I couldn't remember where I'd seen him before, and then it suddenly hit me.
That's when it really hit me that we were in deep trouble.
14
to become widely available for sale
عرضه شدن, منتشر شدن
the latest board game to hit the market
to hit the shops/stores/shelves
Her shocking autobiography is about to hit the streets.
noun
A2
1
A2
an act of hitting somebody/something with your hand or with an object held in your hand
ضربه
see also free hit, king-hit
2
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an occasion when something that has been thrown, fired, etc. at an object reaches that object; the fact of being hit by something
ضربه, برخورد, اصابت
We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses.
One of the tanks took a direct hit.
The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid.
Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car.
Enemy planes scored a hit on a supply ship.
3
A2
a person or thing that is very popular
چیز موفق, اثر محبوب, موفقیت بزرگ, محبوبیت زیاد
He's just about to star in the hit musical, ‘Chicago’.
a hit show/comedy
Her new series is a smash hit.
a big/huge hit
The duo were a real hit in last year's show.
The film scored a major international hit.
The films have proved a hit with older audiences.
4
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a successful pop song or record
آهنگ محبوب, آهنگ موفق, ترانه موفق
They are about to release an album of their greatest hits.
She played all her old hits.
a hit single/song
5
an occasion on which a web page is displayed or a file is downloaded from the internet
بازدید, نمایش وب‌صفحه, دریافت فایل
Our website is getting a lot of hits from the USA.
How many hits did you get?
6
the fact of finding an item of data that matches a search
بازیابی موفق, انطباق, تطابق
The search generated 1 848 hits.
7
an amount of an illegal drug that is taken at one time
دوز, دوز مصرفی
a hit of cocaine/heroin
8
a violent crime or murder
قتل برنامه‌ریزی‌شده, ترور
see also hitman