hit (up)

verb

Definition of hit (up)next
as in to ask
to make a request of she's always hitting me up for money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit (up)
  1. ask
  2. invite
  3. request
Verb
  • In their final days together, Alexander said Beloozerov asked him to go to his office and return his laptop and security cards for him.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Helaena asks Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon’s third-season finale.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ask
Verb
  • At the upcoming 64th edition, the festival will launch the new NYFF Encounters initiative, which invites a director with a film in the lineup to shoot a new short film at the festival; each will premiere at the following edition.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
  • She was invited to be a godparent alongside James Meade, a close lifelong friend of William, Kate’s cousin Adam Middleton, and Thomas van Straubenzee, another longtime friend of William’s who spoke at their 2011 wedding.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of invite
Verb
  • The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Neither Wells’ official state autopsy nor the autopsy requested by his family has provided clear answers about the teen’s death.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of request
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“Hit (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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