schießen

See also: schiessen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German schiezzen, from Old High German sciozzan. Cognate with Low German scheten, Dutch schieten, West Frisian sjitte, English shoot, Danish skyde, Faroese skjóta.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

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Further reading

  • “schießen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schießen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schießen” in Duden online
  • “schießen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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