hit on
[verb]
Synonyms: think up, arrive at, discover, invent, light upon, strike upon, stumble on

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hit on somebody/something phrasal verb (see also hit)

1. (also hit upon something) to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly Synonym : come up with:
Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net.

2. American English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them:
Dave has hit on most of the women in the department.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hit on
hit on (someone)
to clearly show that you are sexually attracted to someone.
Pete doesn't even realize half the time when girls are hitting on him.

Related vocabulary: come on to someone
hit on (something)
1.
to discover or think of something new.
Adams and her record producer hit on a jazzy, sophisticated style.

2.
to mention something briefly.
I just called to make sure that we hit on everything you need when we met yesterday.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

hit on something
hit on (something)
1.
to discover or think of something new.
Adams and her record producer hit on a jazzy, sophisticated style.

2.
to mention something briefly.
I just called to make sure that we hit on everything you need when we met yesterday.

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hit on
• hit on/upon (something)
think of something by chance
We hit upon the idea of going to the lake for our holiday after our airline reservations were cancelled.

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hit on something
• hit on/upon (something)
think of something by chance
We hit upon the idea of going to the lake for our holiday after our airline reservations were cancelled.

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hit on
v. To happen to meet, find, or reach; to choose or think by chance,
John hit on a business that was just starting to grow rapidly.
There seemed to be several explanations of the crime, but the detectives hit on the right one the first time.
Compare: HAPPEN ON.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

hit on someone
hit on (someone)
to clearly show that you are sexually attracted to someone.
Pete doesn't even realize half the time when girls are hitting on him.

Related vocabulary: come on to someone
hit on (something)
1.
to discover or think of something new.
Adams and her record producer hit on a jazzy, sophisticated style.

2.
to mention something briefly.
I just called to make sure that we hit on everything you need when we met yesterday.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲