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To move swiftly and directlyTo move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
» Tom was shot through the heart with an arrow from a crossbow.
Том был застрелен в сердце стрелой из арбалета. — Balamax
Том був застрелений у серце стрілою з арбалета. — oromashka
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(intransitive)To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
(transitive)To let fly swiftly and directly.
(intransitive)To develop an inflorescence.
(intransitive)To navigate using the arrow keys.
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(Singapore, Singlish, transitive)To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
Examples
131 sentencesTom was shot through the heart with an arrow from a crossbow.
Том був застрелений у серце стрілою з арбалета. — oromashka
ruТом был застрелен в сердце стрелой из арбалета. — Balamax
He shot an arrow at the deer.
ruОн пустил стрелу в оленя. — Lenin_1917
deEr schoß mit einem Pfeil auf das Reh. — Waldelfe
He shot an arrow at the soldier.
ruОн пустил стрелу в солдата. — Wezel
deEr schoss einen Pfeil auf den Soldaten. — Espi
The arrow fell short of the target.
The arrow indicates the way to go.
ruСтрелка указывает направление движения. — marafon
deDer Pfeil zeigt die Richtung an, in die man gehen muss. — xtofu80
Origin
From Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (“arrow”) (oblique form ēarw-), from ProtoFrom Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (“arrow”) (oblique form ēarw-), from Proto-West Germanic *arhu (“arrow”), from Proto-Germanic *arhwō (“arrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv, ørvur (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “dart”), Asturian and Leonese arcu (“bow”), Aragonese, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish arco (“bow”), Catalan, French, and Romanian arc (“bow”), Latin arcus (“bow”). Doublet of arch, arc, arco, and arcus.
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Forms
arrows, arrowing, arrowed, arrowedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle