English–German

“shoot at” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/bəˈʃiːsən/

Example

Die Stadt wurde gestern beschossen.

The city was shot at yesterday.

Illustration for beschießen (shoot at)

How to say “shoot at” in German

“Shoot at” in German is beschießen.

A town sits under concentrated fire from guns aimed at it.

Full entry for beschießen: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with beschießen

Scharfschützen haben das Lager aus der Entfernung beschossen.

Snipers fired at the camp from a distance.

Tips for using beschießen

  • Unlike many prefix verbs, beschießen has an inseparable prefix, so the present tense is beschießt and the past participle is beschossen.

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