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gunned for

gunned for is the simple past and past participle of gun for.

Meaning of gun for

Verb

gun for (third-person singular simple present guns for, present participle gunning for, simple past and past participle gunned for)

  1. (transitive) To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.
    • He has been gunning for her since the day he arrived, he wants her job.
  2. (transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.
    • In the early 1990s Starbucks was gunning for two thousand stores by 2000.2008, Leonard Sweet, The Gospel According to Starbucks: Living with a Grande Passion, →ISBN, page 11

Questions about gunned for

What is gunned for the simple past and past participle of?
Gunned for is the simple past and past participle of gun for.

Words near gunned for in the dictionary

  1. gunnade
  2. gunnades
  3. gunnage
  4. gunned
  5. gunned down
  6. gunned for
  7. gunned off
  8. gunned up
  9. Gunnedah
  10. gunnel
  11. gunnel fish

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