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hits bottom

hits bottom is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit bottom.

Meaning of hit bottom

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To reach a nadir or lowest point.
    • After years of wild partying, Joe hit bottom and became a homeless drug addict.

Questions about hits bottom

What is hits bottom the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits bottom is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit bottom.

Words near hits bottom in the dictionary

  1. hits and runs
  2. hits away
  3. hits back
  4. hits below one's weight
  5. hits below the belt
  6. hits bottom
  7. hits different
  8. hits home
  9. hits into the long grass
  10. hits it and quits it
  11. hits it big

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