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anschießen (v.t.)  to shoot (and wound), shoot at; wing
Pron. ON-shee-sen
Principal Parts: anschießen, schoss an, angeschossen

Der US-Vizepräsident schoss bei der Jagd in Texas versehentlich einen Mann an.
The U.S. vice-president accidentally shot (and wounded) a man while hunting in Texas.

Related: erschießen to shoot dead

NOTE: For certain German verbs the inseparable prefix er- conveys the meaning of "to death" or "dead." Examples: stechen stab, erstechen stab to death; trinken drink, ertrinken drown ("drink to death"); schießen shoot, erschießen shoot dead.

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