Meaning of "shoot" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHOOT

Old English sceōtan; related to Old Norse skjōta, Old High German skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic iskydati to throw out.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOT

shoot  [ʃuːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOT

Shoot is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shoot in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES SHOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shoot

In botany, shoots consist of stems including their appendages, the leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spring, perennial plant shoots are the new growth that grows from the ground in herbaceous plants or the new stem and/or flower growth that grows on woody plants. Edible shoots of Sachaline In everyday speech, shoots are often synonymous with stems. Stems, which are an integral component of shoots, provide an axis for buds, fruits, and leaves. Young shoots are often eaten by animals because the fibres in the new growth have not yet completed secondary cell wall development, making the young shoots softer and easier to chew and digest. As shoots grow and age, the cells develop secondary cell walls that have a hard and tough structure. Some plants produce toxins that make their shoots inedible or less palatable. A young hass avocado shoot...

Definition of shoot in the English dictionary

The first definition of shoot in the dictionary is to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon. Other definition of shoot is to discharge from a weapon. Shoot is also to fire or to be fired.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHOOT

PRESENT

Present

I shoot

you shoot

he/she/it shoots

we shoot

you shoot

they shoot

Present continuous

I am shooting

you are shooting

he/she/it is shooting

we are shooting

you are shooting

they are shooting

Present perfect

I have shot

you have shot

he/she/it has shot

we have shot

you have shot

they have shot

Present perfect continuous

I have been shooting

you have been shooting

he/she/it has been shooting

we have been shooting

you have been shooting

they have been shooting

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 shot

you shot

he/she/it shot

we shot

you shot

they shot

Past continuous

I was shooting

you were shooting

he/she/it was shooting

we were shooting

you were shooting

they were shooting

Past perfect

I had shot

you had shot

he/she/it had shot

we had shot

you had shot

they had shot

Past perfect continuous

I had been shooting

you had been shooting

he/she/it had been shooting

we had been shooting

you had been shooting

they had been shooting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shoot

you will shoot

he/she/it will shoot

we will shoot

you will shoot

they will shoot

Future continuous

I will be shooting

you will be shooting

he/she/it will be shooting

we will be shooting

you will be shooting

they will be shooting

Future perfect

I will have shot

you will have shot

he/she/it will have shot

we will have shot

you will have shot

they will have shot

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shooting

you will have been shooting

he/she/it will have been shooting

we will have been shooting

you will have been shooting

they will have been shooting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shoot

you would shoot

he/she/it would shoot

we would shoot

you would shoot

they would shoot

Conditional continuous

I would be shooting

you would be shooting

he/she/it would be shooting

we would be shooting

you would be shooting

they would be shooting

Conditional perfect

I would have shoot

you would have shoot

he/she/it would have shoot

we would have shoot

you would have shoot

they would have shoot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shooting

you would have been shooting

he/she/it would have been shooting

we would have been shooting

you would have been shooting

they would have been shooting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shoot
we let´s shoot
you shoot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shoot

Past participle

shot

Present Participle

shooting

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.

SYNONYMS OF «SHOOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shoot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of shoot

bag · blast · blow away · bolt · branch · bring down · bud · burgeon · charge · dart · dash · discharge · emit · film · fire · flash · fling · fly · germinate · hit · hurl · hurtle · kill · launch · let fly · offshoot · photograph · pick off · plug · project · propel · race · rush · scion · scoot · slip · speed · sprig · spring · sprout · streak · tear · twig · video · whisk · whizz · zap

TRANSLATION OF SHOOT

Find out the translation of shoot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shoot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shoot» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 射击
• Translator English - Spanish: disparar
• English: shoot
• Translator English - Hindi: शूट
• Translator English - Arabic: يُطْلِقُ
• Translator English - Russian: стрелять
• Translator English - Portuguese: disparar
• Translator English - Bengali: অঙ্কুর
• Translator English - French: tirer
• Translator English - Malay: Menembak
• Translator English - German: schießen
• Translator English - Japanese: 撃つ
• Translator English - Korean: (...을...으로) 쏘다
• Translator English - Javanese: Njupuk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bắn
• Translator English - Tamil: சுட
• Translator English - Marathi: शूट करा
• Translator English - Turkish: ateş etme
• Translator English - Italian: sparare
• Translator English - Polish: wystrzelić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: застрелити
• Translator English - Romanian: a împușca
• Translator English - Greek: πυροβολώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skiet
• Translator English - Swedish: skjuta
• Translator English - Norwegian: skyte

10 QUOTES WITH «SHOOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shoot.

1

Gillian Anderson

I can goof around with other people right up to when we shoot.

2

Paul Thomas Anderson

I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.

3

Hayley Atwell

Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

4

Bille August

From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions.

5

Tallulah Bankhead

I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.

6

Javier Camara

Every single director stops at the moment he thinks he has the shot. Sometimes, directors shoot an establishing shot where everything is in the shot. He's going to use this at the beginning and the end.

7

Carly Chaikin

I really love 'America's Next Top Model.' I'm always tweeting about it, and people are like, 'You need to get a life!' Any time I do a photo shoot, I always think, 'What would Tyra say?'

8

Tracy Chapman

I found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

9

Morris Chestnut

It's hard when you see a scene where it's raining, and we have the rain machine, and you see it for 5 minutes, but that scene takes all day to shoot, and you do it with rain, and the dry off, and go back and do it again.

10

Jeremy Clarkson

Argentina and Burma. I have been to most of the countries in the world, but not those two. I want to shoot doves in Argentina. Burma, of course, because no one has really been there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT»

Discover the use of shoot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Shoot: Your Guide to Shooting and Competition

A guide to shooting profiles techniques and competitive societies associated with different types of shooting sports, and also features information on women and guns, safety, and practicing.

Julie Golob, 2012

Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training

Includes a new section on clicker training.

Karen Pryor, 2002

Shoot: Studio Sessions

SHOOT: STUDIO SESSIONS presents over 40 celebrity portraits by internationally acclaimed photographer Peter Brew-Bevan.

Peter Brew-Bevan, 2007

Black Men Can't Shoot (Large Print 16pt)

To show how good players make the transition to greatness, Brooks tells the story of two young men, Jermaine and Ray, following them through their high school years and chronicling their breakthroughs and frustrations on the court as well ...

Scott N. Brooks, 2010

Shoot!: The Notebooks of Serafino Gubbio, Cinematograph Operator

Originally published in Italian in 1915, Shoot! is one of the first novels to take as its subject the heady world of early motion pictures.

Luigi Pirandello, 2005

Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship Today

There's an ever increasing element of that censorship, a sort of covert censorship going on everywhere. Read this book!Damon Albarn, Blur'Governments have tried again and again to censor my music and my ideas. In Shoot the Singer!

Marie Korpe, 2004

Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It: Learn Step by Step How to Go ...

This book also breaks new ground in the visual way it teaches you the lighting setup.

Scott Kelby, 2011

Shoot!

"With an Introduction by Sherrill Grace" Cowboys and Indians, sometimes one and the same, occupy the rugged landscape of the late nineteenth-century British Columbia interior in George Bowering's Shoot Meet the McLean Gang -- brothers Allan ...

George Bowering, 2008

Nikon Capture NX 2 After the Shoot

You can literally "click and fix" your photos, making Capture NX 2 ideal for on-the-go editing. Because your time is precious, this go-everywhere guide shows you which parts of the program are most valuable and how to make the most of them.

Mike Hagen, 2009

How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck

Offers step-by-step instructions for making films and videos with tips, personal anecdotes, and exercises.

Steve Stockman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shoot is used in the context of the following news items.

Illegal immigrants storm Miami Beach during model's shoot

A group of illegal immigrants inadvertently interrupted a Miami Beach photo shoot this month, as they sprinted from a boat to the shore in the middle of a ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Is It OK to Shoot Down Your Neighbor's Drone?

Before you decide to shoot that drone out of your backyard, there are a few important things you need to know. First of all, damaging any flying robot is a federal ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»

Ohio Cop Trying To Shoot Dog Shoots 4-Year-Old Girl Instead

I really don't agree with him just pulling his gun out and trying to shoot the dog.” Authorities questioned Thomas after the shooting, WBNS reports. It's unclear if ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Shooting suspect in custody after Charleston church massacre

Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) Before he allegedly opened fire on members of a Bible study group at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof ... «CNN, Jun 15»

Family Receives Threats After Batman-Themed Photo Shoot on …

A Wisconsin mom has been receiving threats after posting staged images of herself as a damsel in distress tied to railroad tracks being rescued by her ... «People Magazine, Jun 15»

BitTorrent's Shoot photo sharing app finally makes QR codes useful

BitTorrent has launched Shoot, a new app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone that lets you share photos across platforms just by scanning a QR code. The $2 ... «The Next Web, Jun 15»

Dallas police HQ shooting: Suspect James Boulware killed during …

(CNN) A man unleashed a barrage of gunfire on Dallas' police headquarters and planted explosives outside the building early Saturday -- narrowly failing to ... «CNN, Jun 15»

In Company One's 'Edith Can Shoot,' kids rule

Edith Tolentino may be only 12, but she has an air rifle and a bow and arrow, and in A. Rey Pamatmat's 2011 play “Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them,” she ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»

Oakland police fatally shoot suspect near Lake Merritt

Oakland police shot and killed an armed suspect near Lake Merritt Saturday morning, the first fatal shooting involving city police in two years, authorities said. «SFGate, Jun 15»

Troopers show dashcam video from fatal water rescue shooting

Speaking to CNN before troopers released the video Monday, Martin Fischer said something didn't add up in the story authorities were telling about the shooting ... «CNN, Jun 15»