hit upon

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hit upon (third-person singular simple present hits upon, present participle hitting upon, simple past and past participle hit upon)

1. To address.

   He hit upon all major concerns during the presentation.

2. (idiomatic) To think of; to discover or invent.
   • 2006 October 10, Miguel Helft, Matt Richtel, “Venture Firm Shares a YouTube Jackpot”, in New York Times:

     They hit upon the idea of a site that would help users exchange video files.

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