How to spell hit

hear ithit/hɪt/verbRules and real life

What it means: To strike something with force.

In a sentence: I hit the ball with my bat.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as hitt or het.

Same family: hits, hitting, hit (past tense), strike, knock. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Hit” comes from Middle English and may be related to Old Norse words meaning “to meet” or “to bump into.” Over time, its meaning expanded from simply meeting or reaching something to striking it with force.

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