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You cannot trust 25 guys in a locker room to have the same respect and training as I do with a weapon. That I do understand. I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself.
Luke Scott

Meaning of "gun for" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUN FOR

gun for play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUN FOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gun for is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gun for in English.

WHAT DOES GUN FOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gun for in the English dictionary

The definition of gun for in the dictionary is to search for in order to reprimand, punish, or kill. Other definition of gun for is to try earnestly for.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUN FOR

PRESENT

Present
I gun for
you gun for
he/she/it guns for
we gun for
you gun for
they gun for
Present continuous
I am gunning for
you are gunning for
he/she/it is gunning for
we are gunning for
you are gunning for
they are gunning for
Present perfect
I have gunned for
you have gunned for
he/she/it has gunned for
we have gunned for
you have gunned for
they have gunned for
Present perfect continuous
I have been gunning for
you have been gunning for
he/she/it has been gunning for
we have been gunning for
you have been gunning for
they have been gunning for
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I gunned for
you gunned for
he/she/it gunned for
we gunned for
you gunned for
they gunned for
Past continuous
I was gunning for
you were gunning for
he/she/it was gunning for
we were gunning for
you were gunning for
they were gunning for
Past perfect
I had gunned for
you had gunned for
he/she/it had gunned for
we had gunned for
you had gunned for
they had gunned for
Past perfect continuous
I had been gunning for
you had been gunning for
he/she/it had been gunning for
we had been gunning for
you had been gunning for
they had been gunning for
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gun for
you will gun for
he/she/it will gun for
we will gun for
you will gun for
they will gun for
Future continuous
I will be gunning for
you will be gunning for
he/she/it will be gunning for
we will be gunning for
you will be gunning for
they will be gunning for
Future perfect
I will have gunned for
you will have gunned for
he/she/it will have gunned for
we will have gunned for
you will have gunned for
they will have gunned for
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gunning for
you will have been gunning for
he/she/it will have been gunning for
we will have been gunning for
you will have been gunning for
they will have been gunning for
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gun for
you would gun for
he/she/it would gun for
we would gun for
you would gun for
they would gun for
Conditional continuous
I would be gunning for
you would be gunning for
he/she/it would be gunning for
we would be gunning for
you would be gunning for
they would be gunning for
Conditional perfect
I would have gun for
you would have gun for
he/she/it would have gun for
we would have gun for
you would have gun for
they would have gun for
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gunning for
you would have been gunning for
he/she/it would have been gunning for
we would have been gunning for
you would have been gunning for
they would have been gunning for
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gun for
we let´s gun for
you gun for
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gun for
Past participle
gunned for
Present Participle
gunning for
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUN FOR

gun
gun barrel
gun battle
gun carriage
gun control
gun control laws
gun crew
gun crime
gun culture
gun dog
gun laws
gun licence
gun lobby
gun moll
gun room
gun turret
gun-shy
gun-toting
gunboat
gunboat diplomacy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUN FOR

as for
ask for
bargain for
be all for
be in the market for
but for
except for
getting on for
go for
go in for
have it in for
have no time for
have no use for
in for
in line for
let in for
so much for
spoken for
stand up for
up for

Synonyms and antonyms of gun for in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gun for» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUN FOR

Find out the translation of gun for to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gun for from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gun for» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pistola para
570 millions of speakers

English

gun for
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के लिए बंदूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بندقية ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пистолет для
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arma para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন্য বন্দুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pistolet pour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gun untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pistole für
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のための銃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 대한 건
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gun kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

súng cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंदूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Için silah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pistola per
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pistolet do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пістолет для
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pistol pentru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όπλο για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geweer vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pistol för
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pistol for
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gun for

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUN FOR»

The term «gun for» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUN FOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gun for» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gun for» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gun for

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «GUN FOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gun for.
1
Luke Scott
You cannot trust 25 guys in a locker room to have the same respect and training as I do with a weapon. That I do understand. I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself.
2
Luke Scott
I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself, and I stow it away where nobody really knows about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUN FOR»

Discover the use of gun for in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gun for and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Gun for Asmir
War has come to Asmir's home in Sarajevo. He is torn from his father, his home and everything he has known. He becomes a refugee. This is a story of courage you will never forget.
Christobel Mattingley, 1993
2
A Gun For Sale
Raven is an assassin, a hired killer, and his brutal murder of the Minister raises the spectre of war across Europe.
Graham Greene, 2010
3
Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire
Chronicles the inside story of the world's most ruthless terrorist and his international network, which includes links with Iraq, Libya, Syria, as well as with a number of European intelligence agencies. 75,000 first printing.
Patrick Seale, 1992
4
This Gun's for Hire: A Look Inside the Mind of a Street Cop
If you've ever wanted to get inside the mind of a police officer, then this candid book written by a former Chicago cop will take you there.
Terrence Howard, 2012
5
Buck Godot, Zap Gun for Hire!
The original four short stories introducing the controlled anarchy of planet New Hong Kong and hero Buck Godot, the futuristic gun-for-hire who is "always available, but never free..."
‎2002
6
This Gun for Hire
First published five years after he introduced Arthur Abdel Simpson in the comic thriller The Light of Day, Eric Ambler turns the spotlight back to his compelling antihero—a man you can’t help but root for.
Eric Ambler, 2012
7
A Gun for Johnny Deere
All over the West the call went out to hired guns to claim the bounty on Johnny Deere's head, but he swore that no man living would collect it.
Wayne D. Overholser, 2001
8
Gun for Hire: The Soldier of Fortune Killings
When Anita Spearman is discovered bludgeoned to death in her Florida home, police trace the crime to Richard "Doc" Savage--a twisted thrill seeker who advertised his services in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Original.
Clifford L. Linedecker, 1992
9
Mounted rifles. The use of the horse and gun for national ...
sir Thomas Dyke Acland (11th bart.) MOUNTED RIFLES. THE USE OF THE HORSE AND GUN NATIONAL DEFENCE. CONSIDERED IN A LETTER TO S. PITMAN, ESQ, V T. D. ACLANI), LIEUTENANT -COLONEL SECOND ADMINIS 1  ...
sir Thomas Dyke Acland (11th bart.), 1860
10
The Gun Digest Book of Shotgunning
"The "Gun Digest", Book of Shotgunning" contains 18 chapters of concise, easy to understand information that is sure to make the reader a better wingshooter, whether the target is a clay bird or a game bird.
Marty Fischer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUN FOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gun for is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Discovering the gun that won the west
“We kept anything that has fallen off of the gun for testing, including dirt that fell out of the trap door in the butt stock,” Hlebinsky said. “That can ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
2
Pan Am women cagers gun for Pan Am gold
While Canada will gun for gold, the Pan Ams in all reality is a tune-up. The bigger prize is for Canada to bag an Olympic berth for the 2016 ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
3
Congress, BJP gun for Parkash Singh Badal over relocation of AIIMS
Ruling SAD's ally BJP along with opposition Congress on Sunday appealed the Punjab government to reconsider its decision of setting up ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
4
Charleston Shooter Got Gun Because Of Gov't Failures. Everytown …
... at a South Carolina gun store (initial reports claiming that the suspect's father purchased the gun for him were speculative and erroneous). «Bearing Arms, Jul 15»
5
Why Didn't a Background Check Stop Dylann Roof?
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, one line of speculation had been that a relative purchased the gun for Roof, then transferred it to ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
6
Social media helps in gun recovery
“While I was recovering the gun for the homeowner, the man who had made the purchase got a call from a friend who said three guys were ... «Times Daily, Jul 15»
7
Chicago group sues nearby towns to tighten regs for gun dealers
If someone passes the NICS Criminal Background check how can you deny them from purchasing a handgun or any gun for that matter. «Guns.com, Jul 15»
8
Feds: Jonesboro woman bought boyfriend gun used to kill Omaha cop
But she later admitted to agents that she bought the gun for Wheeler, who she said lived outside Georgia and would occasionally visit her. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
9
Cellphone gun case is a public hazard
Tamir Rice was just 12 years old when he was shot and killed by police in Cleveland who mistook his toy gun for a real one. It may sound ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
10
Illegal alien shooter blames sea lions, self-aware gun for SF killing
One of the great things about America is that a person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No matter how many ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»

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