Real/Really

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Morphological Changes- RE to ER

Centre/Center

Theatre/Theater

Litre/Liter

Metre/Meter

Semantic Change: Hit

Meaning (sorted by year according to OED):

1075 v Reach a destination, real or abstract; to meet with (We’ll hit Detroit by noon; we’ll hit our goal this month)

1275 v Deal a blow to, whether with hand or with an object

1400 v Cause to move by striking; Come into sudden contact with

1450 n The act of contacting one thing with another

1810 n A successful stroke in athletics

1811 n A success (the party was a real hit; the single was his first big hit)

1854 v Affected or afflicted by something (hit hard by the recession)

1891 v Cause or come about suddenly (idea hit her)

1951 n A dose of a drug

1955 v Kill intentionally and with premeditation

1959 v Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to (That guy was hitting on her)

1970 n A murder or robbery

 n A connection made via the internet

Most common phrase (Searched with * hit* *):

To hit the-693

And hit the-360

He hit the-334

I hit the-247

Overall Frequency:

[hit]