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hits the books

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

Meaning of hit the books

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, US, figuratively, informal) To study, especially with particular intensity.
    • They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades.

Questions about hits the books

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

Words near hits the books in the dictionary

  1. hits someone for six
  2. hits someone when they are down
  3. hits the accelerator
  4. hits the big time
  5. hits the board
  6. hits the books
  7. hits the bottle
  8. hits the bricks
  9. hits the buffers
  10. hits the button
  11. hits the ceiling

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