return fire
return fire · returns fire · returned fire · returning fire
To shoot at the person from whom fire is being receivedTo shoot at the person from whom fire is being received
» The police returned fire.
Die Polizei schoss zurück.
Meaning
1 sensesTo shoot at the person from whom fire is being received
Examples
14 sentencesThe police returned fire.
deDie Polizei schoss zurück.
Tom returned fire.
deTom erwiderte das Feuer.
They returned the fire.
If fired upon, you're permitted to return fire.
ruЕсли вас обстреливают, вам разрешено открывать ответный огонь.
deWenn auf Sie geschossen wird, haben Sie die Erlaubnis zurückzuschießen.
Sami returned fire and tried to get away.
Forms
returns fire, returning fire, returned fire, returned fire| Base form | return fire · to return fire |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | returns fire |
| Present participle | returning fire |
| Past simple | returned fire |
| Past participle | returned fire |
irregular
Lessons 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