raken — meaning in English

English meaning

• hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
• touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

raken is used for these senses in English:

• hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
• hit (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
• impinge (intransitive, rarely, transitive) To make a physical impact on.
• meet To converge and finally touch or intersect.
• strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
• touch (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]
• touch (obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.

hit — full definition

1. verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
2. verb To reach or achieve a target, level, or milestone.
3. verb To affect someone or something negatively or suddenly.
4. noun Something very popular or successful, such as a song or movie.
5. noun A blow, strike, or instance of hitting.

meet — full definition

1. verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
2. verb To come together with others for a discussion, event, or contest.
3. verb To touch, join, or come into contact with something, often where two things converge.
4. verb To satisfy a requirement, need, or standard.
5. noun An organized sporting event, especially in athletics or swimming.

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