aufschießen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

auf- +‎ schießen

Pronunciation

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

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

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