The word “hit” is simply bringing something in contact with something else. Such as “The hammer hit the nail.” Or “he hit the desk with his thigh when he walked by.” Vs Strike is an intentional force. Such as “You must strike the mallet down on the lever to see how strong you are.” Or commonly used to describe “A Lightning Strike.” Strike is more commonly used as “struck”, such as “The lightning struck the tree, causing it to split in half.” Hope this helps!

Both community members before me have done a great job of describing the meanings of the 2 words. I'd like to add a little more about the other meanings that the two words have. *Sometimes, "strike" can mean to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands. "The teachers decided to strike till their demands were met". *It can also have the meaning of being ignited. "Can you strike a match? It's very dark." *It can also be used to say that a person was affected by a strong emotion. "I was struck by the beauty of the lake". -"Hit" is used with the word "up" in casual conversation to make a request for something. "He hit us up for some spare change." -A "hit" can also refer to a great success. "The music track is a big hit across Europe." I hope this gave you an interesting idea.

Hi Ibo They almost have the same meaning. “Strike” comes from the idea of a stroke (a long, wide movement) whereas “hit” focuses more on the impact, not how the blow was delivered. Hope this makes sense.

I found a definition of "hit" with the word "strike" in it and a definition of "strike" with the word "hit" in it. I think you can usually switch one for the other. To me, "strike" gives the impression of a more powerful blow than "hit".