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shoot for the stars

shoot for the stars verb: to aim high; to set lofty goals.

Verb

shoot for the stars (third-person singular simple present shoots for the stars, present participle shooting for the stars, simple past and past participle shot for the stars)

  1. To aim high; to set lofty goals.

Forms of shoot for the stars

third-person singular presentshoots for the stars
present participleshooting for the stars
past participleshot for the stars
pastshot for the stars

Questions about shoot for the stars

What does shoot for the stars mean?
Shoot for the stars means to aim high; to set lofty goals.
What part of speech is shoot for the stars?
Shoot for the stars is a verb.
What is the past tense of shoot for the stars?
The past tense of shoot for the stars is shot for the stars.

Words near shoot for the stars in the dictionary

  1. shoot daggers
  2. shoot down
  3. shoot first and ask questions later
  4. shoot fly
  5. shoot for the moon
  6. shoot for the stars
  7. shoot from the hip
  8. shoot from the lip
  9. shoot holes
  10. shoot it out
  11. shoot me

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