verschieten

Meaning

1. (transitive) to use (up) projectiles etc. for shooting
2. (intransitive) to shift rapidly, 'shoot' away
3. (intransitive) to move, to shift
4. (transitive) to advance (money)
5. (intransitive) to change colour, as though tarnishing; in particular due to trauma or a shift in mood
6. (Belgium, intransitive) to be startled, to get a scare

Concepts

fade

fall

discolor

drop

pale

blanch

shoot

change

discolour

lapse

Synonyms

neervallen

vallen

afvallen

storten

doen verbleken

tanen

bleek worden

verbleken

verkleuren

Translations

fallen

verblassen

pâlir

tomber

erblassen

entfärben

tombar

s’abattre

desabar

ruir

düşmek

déteindre

cadere

cair

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈsxi.tə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: verschieten

In summary

From Middle Dutch verschieten. Equivalent to ver- + schieten (“to shoot”).