hit the shops in English

Forms: hits the shops [present, singular, third-person], hitting the shops [participle, present], hit the shops [participle, past], hit the shops [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hits the shops|hitting the shops|hit the shops|hit the shops}} hit the shops (third-person singular simple present hits the shops, present participle hitting the shops, simple past and past participle hit the shops)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "hits the shops",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hit the shops",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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        "To become available for purchase at retail locations."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_the_shops-en-verb-TkdNK~vP",
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          "purchase"
        ],
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          "retail",
          "retail"
        ],
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          "location",
          "location"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To become available for purchase at retail locations."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hit the shelves"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit the stores"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit the streets"
        }
      ],
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  "word": "hit the shops"
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    {
      "form": "hits the shops",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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}

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"hit the shops" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms