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shoot for/at something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshoot for/at something phrasal verb especially American English informalTRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to achieve a particular aim, especially one that is very difficult SYN aim for We are shooting for a 50% increase in sales in the next financial year. → shoot → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusshoot for/at • Border Patrol agents in Nogales say they have been shot at 21 times in the past 15 months.• He was a man with 40 years service and many honors, but he had never been shot at.• Perhaps because I said that even if I returned I should now be shot for desertion.• Some have been shot for desertion.• If he couldn't see the guy shooting at him, he didn't have a chance.• The video version was shot at Stonehenge.• Suddenly shots rang out and I realized with fright that Janotte was shooting at us.
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Verb table
shoot
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they shoot
he, she, it shoots
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they shot
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have shot
he, she, it has shot
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had shot
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will shoot
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have shot
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Continuous Form
Present
I am shooting
he, she, it is shooting
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you, we, they are shooting
Past
I, he, she, it was shooting
you, we, they were shooting
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been shooting
he, she, it has been shooting
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been shooting
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be shooting
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been shooting
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