aufschießen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

auf- + schießen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːsn̩/
  • Hyphenation: auf‧schie‧ßen
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Verb

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

  1. (transitive, auxiliary haben, colloquial) to shoot open (for example a lock, destroying it in the process)
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to grow quickly, to shoot up (of plants mushrooms, etc.)
  3. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to rise quickly into the air, to shoot upwards (of flame, rockets, etc.)
  4. (transitive, auxiliary haben, nautical) to coil (rope)

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