schießen

See also: schiessen

German

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Etymology

From Old High German sciozzan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-. Cognate with Low German scheten, Dutch schieten, West Frisian sjitte, English shoot, Danish skyde, Faroese skjóta..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃiːsn̩], [ˈʃiːsən]
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  • Hyphenation: schie‧ßen

Verb

schießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present schießt, past tense schoss, past participle geschossen, past subjunctive schösse, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot; to fire
    auf etwas schießento shoot at something
    Salut schießento fire a salute
  2. (sports, auxiliary: “haben”) to kick; to shoot
    ein Tor schießento score (literally, “to shoot a goal”)
    den Ball ins Tor schießento shoot the ball into the goal
  3. (photography, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot
  4. (slang, drugs, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot up
  5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to dart; to shoot; to rush; to gush
    durch etwas schießento rush through something
    aus etwas schießento gush from something

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