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take a hit

take a hit verb: to suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

Verb

take a hit (third-person singular simple present takes a hit, present participle taking a hit, simple past took a hit, past participle taken a hit)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

Forms of take a hit

third-person singular presenttakes a hit
present participletaking a hit
pasttook a hit
past participletaken a hit

Questions about take a hit

What does take a hit mean?
Take a hit means to suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.
What part of speech is take a hit?
Take a hit is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a hit?
The past tense of take a hit is took a hit.

Words near take a hit in the dictionary

  1. take a gander
  2. take a grab
  3. take a guess
  4. take a hike
  5. take a hint
  6. take a hit
  7. take a horn
  8. take a joke
  9. take a knee
  10. take a knife to a gunfight
  11. take a leaf out of someone's book

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