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hit the mark

hit the mark verb: to succeed or work very well; to do the trick.

Verb

hit the mark (third-person singular simple present hits the mark, present participle hitting the mark, simple past and past participle hit the mark)

  1. (figuratively) To succeed or work very well; to do the trick.
    • You know the syndrome: Saturday night when everyone is supposed to do something exciting and have a great time. […] We ticked off our options: dancing, the bars, a movie, the theatre, the baths, a concert, dinner at a good restaurant. None of them hit the mark. We both realized that what we most...1980 August 9, John D'Emilio, “There's No Place Like Home”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Antonyms of hit the mark

Forms of hit the mark

third-person singular presenthits the mark
present participlehitting the mark
past participlehit the mark
pasthit the mark

Questions about hit the mark

What does hit the mark mean?
Hit the mark means to succeed or work very well; to do the trick.
What part of speech is hit the mark?
Hit the mark is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the mark?
The past tense of hit the mark is hit the mark.

Words near hit the mark in the dictionary

  1. hit the hay
  2. hit the head
  3. hit the headlines
  4. hit the high notes
  5. hit the jackpot
  6. hit the mark
  7. hit the nail on the head
  8. hit the net
  9. hit the pan
  10. hit the pause button
  11. hit the pavement

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