shoot
Meaning
To fire a bullet or arrow from a weapon.
💡 Be careful not to confuse 'shoot' with 'shot', which is its past tense form.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Last
Saturday
I
went
to
the
archery
club
with
a
friend
to
try
a
new
sport
.
The
coach
showed
us
how
to
stand
and
how
to
aim
so
we
could
shoot
carefully
at
the
target
.
At
first
my
arrows
missed
the
centre
,
but
after
some
practice
I
hit
the
yellow
ring
once
.
We
talked
about
what
we
did
wrong
and
what
we
should
do
next
time
to
improve
.
Common Phrases
shoot a gun
shoot an arrow
shoot a target
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