shoot in English: To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target. (verb)

Translation

To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target.

Word origin

From Old English sceotan, meaning to send out fast or to throw.

Verb typeirregular (shoot, shoots, shot, shot)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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Here "shoot" means to fire a gun.

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"Shot" is the past form, and here it means to send the ball fast.

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With a film, "shoot" means to record the pictures.

kill

To make a person, animal, or plant die.

stop

To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

hit

To move your hand or an object quickly and hard against something.

miss

To fail to catch, hit, or reach something, or to feel sad that someone is not there.

gunshot

The loud noise a gun makes when someone fires it.

shot

The firing of a gun, or the sound it makes. It is also the past form of the verb "shoot".

target

The thing you aim at, or the result you are trying to reach.

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