hit on a solution
наткнуться на решение
We hit on a solution while talking over lunch.
Мы наткнулись на решение во время разговора за обедом.
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phrasal verb · B2 · often · UK/US
hit on
hit on
Meaning of hit on
English
to discover something by chance
Русский
случайно найти идею или решение
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈhɪt ɒn/
American English
/ˈhɪt ɑn/
hit on with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом hit on
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Неожиданно найти идею или подход
Finding an idea or approachhit on a better design
найти более удачную конструкцию
They hit on a better design after testing a broken prototype.
Проверив сломанный прототип, они неожиданно нашли более удачную конструкцию.
- hit on an ideaнабрести на идею
- hit on a new approachнайти новый подход
- hit on a useful methodнаткнуться на полезный метод
Ответы, формулы и сочетания
Answers, formulas and combinationshit on the answer
случайно найти ответ
She hit on the answer almost by chance.
Она нашла ответ почти случайно.
hit on the right formula
наткнуться на нужную формулу
They hit on the right formula after months of experiments.
После нескольких месяцев экспериментов они нашли нужную формулу.
- hit on a winning combinationнайти удачное сочетание
- hit on a way forwardнайти выход
- hit on a winning formulaнайти формулу успеха
- hit on a way to save timeпридумать, как сэкономить время
Как приходит находка
How the discovery happenshit on a simple explanation
наткнуться на простое объяснение
I hit on a simple explanation as I was reading the notes.
Читая записи, я наткнулся на простое объяснение.
- hit on something by chanceслучайно наткнуться на что-то
- finally hit on a workable planнаконец найти осуществимый план
- hit on the idea of doing somethingдодуматься что-либо сделать
hit on usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She hit on a simple solution by chance.
Она случайно напала на простое решение.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I hit on a good idea in the shower.
В душе я напал на хорошую мысль.
hit on synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between hit on, hit upon, stumble on, and come up with
H
🇬🇧English
hit upon
More formal version of the same.
rare word
ENThe scientists hit upon a new method.
S
🇬🇧English
stumble on
Find by chance, more often a thing or fact.
often
ENI stumbled on an old letter in a drawer.
C
🇬🇧English
come up with
Think of an idea, usually through deliberate effort.
very often
ENWe need to come up with a name for the dog.
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hit on meaning: what does it mean?
to discover something by chance
hit on pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
hit on is pronounced as /ˈhɪt ɒn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
hit on definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Она случайно напала на простое решение. Translation: She hit on a simple solution by chance.
Is hit on part of Online Learning vocabulary?
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