shoot back
shoot back · shoots back · shot back · shooting back
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, back.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, back.
To give an abrupt response or retort.
Forms
shoots back, shooting back, shot back, shot back| Base form | shoot back · to shoot back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoots back |
| Present participle | shooting back |
| Past simple | shot back |
| Past participle | shot back |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- shoot offстріляти, вистрілитиTo leave quickly.
- shoot downзбити, збиватиTo cause to fall by shooting.
- shoot upTo grow taller or larger rapidly.
- shoot outTo destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
- shoot backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, back.
- shoot aroundTo record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing in their sequences at a later stage.
- shoot throughTo leave, to disappear.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb