gun off
To leave in a vehicle quicklyTo leave in a vehicle quickly (impliedly gunning the engine).
» The gun went off by accident.
Der Schuss löste sich versehentlich. — samueldora
Ружье выстрелило случайно. — sharptoothed
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2 senses(intransitive)To leave in a vehicle quickly (impliedly gunning the engine).
(intransitive)To shoot a gun.
Examples
11 sentencesThe gun went off by accident.
ruРужье выстрелило случайно. — sharptoothed
deDer Schuss löste sich versehentlich. — samueldora
I heard a gun go off.
Tom heard a gun go off.
They heard a gun go off in the distance.
deSie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde. — xtofu80
The gun suddenly went off when I was cleaning it.
Forms
guns off, gunning off, gunned off, gunned off| Base form | gun off · to gun off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | guns off |
| Present participle | gunning off |
| Past simple | gunned off |
| Past participle | gunned off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.