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to hit upon
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to suddenly have a great idea
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
upon
Base verb
hit
Present tense
hit upon
3rd person singular
hits upon
Present participle
hitting upon
Past simple
hit upon
Past participle
hit upon
Examples
As we were discussing the problem, John hit upon a brilliant way to save time and resources.
