to hunt
322
1.0
- verb
- /hʌnt/
:
perseguir
- They decided to hunt down the rare bird that had been spotted nearby.
- hunt effectively
- hunt quietly
Burn it all down, we will hunt you.
- Burn it all down, we will hunt you.
- It's time for you to face this thing, and not just face it, to hunt it, Ogian says.
- You know, you're a big bribery fish who they are going to hunt down.
- And she reveals that she knows the androids that he's hunting.
- And then she tells the story of, you know, the SD and, and killing Joe and, you know, the fact that they're going to be hunting him.
- Yeah, I think they started scud hunt, missile hunting in Iraq as well.
- You, you hunt and the way you hunt is you, you network.
- And I follow the the surprises and I follow my instincts and, and it's like a little bit like hunting.
Examples
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So this mystery guy, the one who pulled the gun, - should we try to hunt that guy down?
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The city was swarming with soldiers hunting for them, but for now the sounds were all aboveground.
Fiction book (1993) -
Our view of what we hunt for as humans has changed.
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Boys too soon get women on the brain, and they go off hunting women instead of birds.
Fiction book (1993) -
So, why aren't we out there hunting them down?
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They hunt down English mariners and lock them up.
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We cannot negotiate with individual terrorists; they must be hunted down and captured or killed.
Academic text (2007) -
My warriors won't let you run any longer; they'll hunt you down for this.
Fiction book (1990) -
The hunters set out at dawn to hunt deer in the forest.
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He loves to hunt for treasure along the beach after storms.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To take hold of a moving person or thing to stop it
∞
1.0
Try to find or get something you want
∞
3.5
To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal
884
2.8
To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase
839
2.1
Try to get something you want or follow someone to catch them
58
6.1
To follow and bother someone without stopping
50
2.5
Follow someone closely to try to catch them
13
4.1
To follow and catch a person, animal or vehicle
11
4.1
Start running after someone or something to catch them
9
4.6
To follow wild animals until you catch or kill them
6
4.0
Chase and take wild animals for food or sport
4
1.9
To run after someone or something to catch them
1
9.8
To move quietly and try to catch an animal by surprise
Following someone to try to catch them
Find and catch someone or something after a long difficult search
To look for animals to hunt and eat
To go looking for something difficult to find or get
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
To support two opposite sides at the same time
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
85
7.7
A campaign to unfairly find and punish people for their beliefs or actions
3
6.8
A strong feeling of excitement when you search for something or try to get it
- Jargon
1
8.1
A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals
- Specialized
A rare illness from a virus that causes facial paralysis, ear pain, dizziness and sometimes hearing loss
How Relentless
Surface Forms
Etymology
To hunt someone down keeps the original sense 'to chase', so it means to pursue someone or something relentlessly until you catch them.