Definition
To shoot is to make something move very quickly in a particular direction, especially by firing a gun or kicking a ball. It can also mean to film something with a camera.
Etymology
“Shoot” comes from Old English “sceotan,” meaning to throw, cast, or hurl. It’s related to other Germanic words for pushing or projecting something forward. The idea of firing a gun grew from this older sense of sending something out quickly.
Kelly Says
The same core idea—sending something out fast—connects shooting an arrow, shooting a movie, and even ‘shooting’ someone a text. English reuses one motion idea across very different technologies. Once you see that pattern, many phrasal verbs with “shoot” feel more logical.
Translations
ARالعربية
يطلق النار
ya-tliq an-naar
BGБългарски
стрелям
stre-LYAM
BNবাংলা
গুলি করা
gu-li ko-ra
CACatalà
disparar
dis-pa-RAR
CSČeština
střílet
STREE-let
DEDeutsch
schießen
SHEE-sen
ELΕλληνικά
πυροβολώ
pi-ro-vo-LO
ESEspañol
disparar
dis-pa-RAR
ETEesti
tulistama
tu-lis-TA-ma
EUEuskara
tiro egin
ti-ro e-gin
FAفارسی
شلیک کردن
she-lik kar-dan
GLGalego
disparar
dis-pa-RAR
HIहिन्दी
गोली मारना
go-li maa-ra-na
HRHrvatski
pucati
pu-TSA-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
menembak
me-nem-BAK
ITItaliano
sparare
spa-RA-re
LTLietuvių
šaudyti
shau-DY-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
menembak
me-nem-BAK
NLNederlands
schieten
SKHEE-ten
PLPolski
strzelać
SHTZHE-lach
PTPortuguês
atirar
a-ti-RAR
RUРусский
стрелять
strye-LYAT
SKSlovenčina
strieľať
strye-LYAT
SLSlovenščina
ustreliti
u-stre-LI-ti
SRСрпски
пуцати
pu-tsa-ti
SWKiswahili
kupiga risasi
ku-PI-ga ri-SA-si
TEతెలుగు
తుపాకీ కాల్చు
tu-paa-kee kaal-chu
TRTürkçe
ateş etmek
a-tesh et-MEK
UKУкраїнська
стріляти
stri-LYA-ty
URاردو
گولی مارنا
go-li maa-ra-na