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to hunt

to hunt

190 1.2
To look carefully for something or someone
  • verb
  • /hʌnt/
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  • Viewers may interact with a software agent that hunts out investments based on the viewers' preferences.

Most of us carry all of our stress or we hunt out appropriate ways to release when we can.

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Examples

  • Remove your ego and go hunt them out and learn from them.

  • You should be out in the streets hunting for him or them.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • OK, So what we have here, let me just hunt this down.

  • But as in any other crime, it is important to be able to hunt down and secure evidence.

    Academic text (2002)
  • What are you hunting for up here?

  • To collect unemployment, you have to go out and hunt for employment.

  • By then, the class had a firm grasp of what we were hunting for.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Well, you'll have to hunt far and wide to find her now.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The job market is pretty tight in New York, but after hunting around for a while, I fiinally landed a position in the education department at the Museum of Natural History.

  • He decided to hunt for the missing keys under the couch.

Synonyms

to look
vsto hunt
1.0

To try to find someone or something

is broader careful looking that can include nonvisual methods
to look for
vsto hunt
1.0

To try to find something or someone

focuses on careful, methodical trying to find rather than direct searching
to search
vsto hunt
1.0

To try to find something or someone by looking carefully

is about careful trying to find rather than casual looking
to seek
vsto hunt
1.0

Try to find or get something you want

is specifically about careful trying to find people or things
to pursue
vsto hunt
3.5

To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal

is focused on searching carefully rather than general following or chasing
to track down
vsto hunt
212 3.3

To search for someone or something until you find them

emphasizes the careful trying process rather than the eventual finding
to hunt down
vsto hunt
148 3.9

Search for and find someone or something after a lot of effort

is the careful searching action, not the guaranteed capture or success
to seek out
vsto hunt
122 3.0

Look for and find a person or thing, often with effort

covers careful trying to find more generally, not only single targets
to scout
vsto hunt
77 3.3

To go ahead and explore a place to find something or information

is careful trying to find that may not include prior exploration
to comb
vsto hunt
66 3.3

To search a place very carefully to find something

is the basic careful trying to find without systematic sweeping
to quest for
vsto hunt
64 5.4

To search for something that is hard to find

is immediate careful looking and trying rather than long pursuit
to scour
vsto hunt
57 5.1

To search a place carefully to find someone or something

is similar but is a more general, less exhaustive action
to dig deep
vsto hunt
43 4.4

Search carefully to find hidden facts or details

is careful searching focused on finding things rather than digging for facts
to stalk
vsto hunt
41 6.0

To move quietly and carefully while looking for animals to catch

is careful trying to find but not necessarily silent or stealthy
to unearth
vsto hunt
23 4.4

To find hidden facts or things by careful searching

is the searching activity that may lead to such discoveries
to ferret
vsto hunt
15 6.2

To search carefully for a long time to find hidden information

is careful trying to find but less about long persistence
to ferret out
vsto hunt
  • Informal
13 6.7

To search carefully to find hidden facts or documents

is careful looking but not necessarily deep, persistent probing
to grope for
vsto hunt
6 7.1

To feel with your hands to find something in the dark

is watching and checking carefully rather than feeling blindly to find
to quest
vsto hunt
5 4.8

To search for something with strong determination

is practical careful trying to find rather than an adventurous pursuit
to trawl
vsto hunt
4 4.6

To search carefully through a large area or collection

is careful looking but usually in a smaller or simpler space
to cast about
vsto hunt
3 7.2

To look around or think hard to find something you need

is calm, steady careful trying rather than anxious wide seeking
to look high and low
vsto hunt
  • Informal
1 3.9

To search everywhere for something that is lost

is careful focused looking rather than an exhaustive, everywhere effort
to ferret around
vsto hunt
  • Informal
7.4

To search carefully through things in a small place like a bag or box

is careful systematic looking rather than messy, disorderly searching
to root about
vsto hunt
  • UK
7.0

To search through a place or container in a messy way

is careful and orderly trying to find rather than messy rummaging
to rout out
vsto hunt
  • UK
5.5

To find something after a careful search

is careful trying to find without the sense of forcing discovery
to rout up
vsto hunt
  • UK
8.4

Find something after searching carefully

is the action of careful looking rather than the successful finding
to search for prey
vsto hunt
5.0

To look for animals to hunt and eat

is general careful trying to find both people and things
to quest after
vsto hunt
8.0

To go looking for something difficult to find or get

is careful trying to find but not necessarily for difficult or rare goals

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Idioms

dog in the hunt
  • Informal
8.2

A person who cares about the result and is actively involved

9.6

Very eager and determined to get something

9.3

To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time

To look for chances where you are most likely to succeed

To support two opposite sides at the same time

Phrasal Verbs

148 3.9

Search for and find someone or something after a lot of effort

6 4.0

Chase and take wild animals for food or sport

to still-hunt
  • Jargon
1 9.8

To move quietly and try to catch an animal by surprise

Compounds

witch-hunt
  • Literature
85 7.7

A campaign to unfairly find and punish people for their beliefs or actions

16 2.8

A game in which people follow clues to find hidden objects or prizes

A strong feeling of excitement when you search for something or try to get it

1 3.1

An occasion when people chase and kill deer for sport or food

1 5.0

A group of people who meet to hunt for sport

1 9.8

A hunt where animals kept in a fenced area are chased and killed for trophies

snipe hunt
  • Informal
1 9.9

A prank that sends someone to look for something that does not exist

still hunt
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals

Ramsay Hunt syndrome
  • Specialized
9.1

A rare illness from a virus that causes facial paralysis, ear pain, dizziness and sometimes hearing loss

How Thorough

to scour
57 5.1
to hunt
190 1.2
to search
1.0
to look
1.0

Surface Forms

hunt infinitive
hunted past
hunted past participle
hunting present participle
hunts third person singular

Etymology

To hunt for something grew from the basic idea 'to chase', so we say someone 'hunts' through drawers or rooms when they look carefully for a lost thing.