hunt

CEFRB1

/hʌnt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To search for or chase someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    An organized search for a person, animal, or thing.

Examples

  • Mr Hunt is principal of our school.

  • The hunt is on for a suitable candidate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.

  2. To try to find something; search (for).

  3. To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.

More examples

In context

  • The police have started a nationwide hunt for the criminal.

  • Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season.

  • State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian (“to hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *huntōn (“to hunt, capture”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (“to catch, seize”). Related to Old High German hunda (“booty”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (hunþs, “body of captives”), Old English hūþ (“plunder, booty, prey”), Old English hentan (“to catch, seize”). More at hent, hint. In some areas read as a collective form of hound by folk etymology.