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huntverb
hunted
Past Simple
hunted
Past Participle
hunting
Gerund
UK
/hʌnt/
US
/hʌnt/
She spent the afternoon hunting for her lost keys.
Elle a passé l’après-midi à chercher ses clés perdues.
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.
Synonyms
seek
explore
search
chase
pursue
track
stalk
scout
Antonyms
shelter
protect
huntnoun
hunts
pl
UK
/hʌnt/
US
/hʌnt/
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.
Synonyms
search
chase
tracking
quest
pursuit
huntadjective
UK
/hʌnt/
US
/hʌnt/
Used attributively to modify a noun, meaning ‘relating to or used for hunting’
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

huntverb
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.
huntnoun
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.
huntadjective
Relating to or used in hunting.
He wore his hunt coat and boots to the meet.
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