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to hit on
01
to flirt with someone, often with romantic or sexual intentions
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to hit on sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
hit
Present tense
hit on
3rd person singular
hits on
Present participle
hitting on
Past simple
hit on
Past participle
hit on
Examples
He was hitting on her at the party, trying to impress her with compliments.
02
to suddenly have an amazing idea
Transitive: to hit on an idea
Examples
She hit on a brilliant solution to the problem while taking a shower.
