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hunt

/hʌnt/

hunt along

hunt around

hunt down

hunt out

huntverb

hunted

Past Simple

hunted

Past Participle

hunting

Gerund

/hʌnt/

Translations

chercher

She spent the afternoon hunting for her lost keys.

Elle a passé l’après-midi à chercher ses clés perdues.

chasser

They went to the forest to hunt deer.

Ils sont allés dans la forêt pour chasser le cerf.

Additional translations

traquerAu sens de poursuivre méthodiquement pour capturer ou éliminer.

Definitions

To pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

They went to the forest to hunt deer.

To search determinedly for someone or something.

She spent the afternoon hunting for her lost keys.

To seek out and eliminate (a target or enemy).

The special forces were deployed to hunt the insurgents.

To chase or drive (game) with hounds or other animals.

They used dogs to hunt the fox through the woods.

Synonyms

Antonyms

huntnoun

hunts

/hʌnt/

Translations

chasse

The annual deer hunt attracts many participants from around the region.

La chasse annuelle au cerf attire de nombreux participants de toute la région.

Additional translations

chasseAu sens de partie de chasse ou de chasse à courre, pour désigner l'activité ou la réunion de chasseurs.

Definitions

The act of searching for and killing wild animals for food or sport.

The annual deer hunt attracts many participants from around the region.

A search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something.

The treasure hunt was organized as part of the festival activities.

A group of people engaged in hunting, especially with hounds.

The hunt gathered at dawn, ready to track the fox through the countryside.

Synonyms

huntadjective

/hʌnt/

Used attributively to modify a noun, meaning ‘relating to or used for hunting’

Translations

de chasse

He wore his hunt coat and boots to the meet.

Il portait sa veste de chasse et ses bottes pour la rencontre.

Definitions

Relating to or used in hunting.

He wore his hunt coat and boots to the meet.