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to hit back
[phrase form: hit]
01
to respond to an attack or criticism
Intransitive: to hit back | to hit back at sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
back
Base verb
hit
Present tense
hit back
3rd person singular
hits back
Present participle
hitting back
Past simple
hit back
Past participle
hit back
Examples
When criticized, he always knows how to hit back with a strong defense.
