Get hit by car passing vs Get knocked down by a car

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Get hit by a car passing' implies that the car struck the person while moving past them, whereas 'get knocked down by a car' suggests that the person was hit by the car and fell to the ground. The choice between the two phrases depends on the specific situation being described.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

Get hit by car passing

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe being struck by a car while it is passing by.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone was hit by a car while it was moving past them.

Show examples from the web [+]

The woman that was shot came out of your restaurant, hit by a passing car who knew that she was coming out.
Apparently, you get hit by cars and hardly feel it.
You get hit by cars, people fall on you from the sky, you tank trials.
Get hit by car, an expensive one.
People get hit by trucks every day.
Get hit by a bus just crossing the street.
I hope he gets hit by a bus.
If you get hit by that then your bones will break.
You could go to the city and get hit by a bus.
You did just get hit by a car.
That sad little gym is about to get hit by Hurricane Fabulous.
Touch me again, and Xander gets hit by an asteroid.
Maybe you'll get hit by a car someday.
Don't get hit by a golf ball.
He nearly gets hit by a car.
One of those men gets hit by a truck.
Once they get hit by the light, they should extend.
Jake Gyllenhaal gets hit by a bus and winds up in a wheelchair.
She saw me get hit by the express train.
I sometimes just get hit by the little things.

Alternatives:

get hit by a passing car
get struck by a car passing by
get hit by a car while passing by
get hit by a car in motion

Get knocked down by a car

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe being hit by a car and falling to the ground.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone was hit by a car and fell down as a result.

Show examples from the web [+]

The most important thing about me is that when I was little, I was knocked down by a car.
Kamen was knocked down by a car, he's in coma.
Then I told him about getting knocked down by a car in the high street when I was little, and not being well ever since.
I was stood up by a woman, knocked down by a car.
Somebody knocked Kamen down with a car.
Because every year the best singer gets up there, and every year she gets knocked down by some charity case with a baby and a mug shot.
Every time I build, something else gets knocked down.
Last time, calm down or get knocked down.
Any man can get knocked down.
I did get knocked down a lot.
I'm afraid of what happens the next time I get knocked down.
Sometimes... even when you get knocked down, you can still win.
So he gets knocked down, right?
With all the equipment and container stacks out there... sometimes waves get knocked down.
Boy, that little toad gets knocked down, he gets back up, dusts himself off and jumps right back in the game.
If I get knocked down one more time, I'm really not sure whether I'll be able to get up again.
Every time you get knocked down, you get right back up.
You might get knocked down but you get right back up.
You can get knocked down, and it hurts and it leaves scars.
Sobotka says that that can happen when the radio waves get knocked down, or when a checker inputs a bad serial number.

Alternatives:

get hit and knocked down by a car
get struck and knocked down by a car
get knocked over by a car
get run over by a car

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

Get hit by car passing vs Get knocked down by a car