Слово англійською: hunt
Дієслово
Переклад hunt українською: полюва́ти на ко́го (на мише́й і т. д.), лови́ти кого́/що (мише́й і т. д.), шука́ти кого́/що (непрису́тню осо́бу і т. д.), полюва́ти на ко́го/що, переслі́дувати кого́/що (вислі́джувати)
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to go after wild animals in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money
- Lions sometimes hunt alone.
- hunt something Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic.
- hunt for something Cavemen had to hunt for their food.
- They watched the bald eagles hunting for fish.
- hunt something for something The animals are hunted for their fur.
- Turtles are illegally hunted for their eggs, meat and shells.
Wordfinder- chase
- falconry
- game
- hunt
- open season
- pack
- poach
- prey
- safari
- trail
- [intransitive] to look for something that is difficult to find synonym search
- hunt for something She is still hunting for a new job.
- + adv./prep. I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it.
- After spending half an hour hunting through the boxes, he had still found nothing.
see also job-hunt
- [transitive, intransitive] to look for somebody in order to catch them or harm them
- hunt somebody Police are hunting an escaped criminal.
- hunt for somebody Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday.
- [intransitive, transitive] hunt (something) (in the UK) to go after and kill foxes as a sport, riding horses and using dogs. Fox hunting with dogs has been illegal in England and Wales since 2005, but people still ride out with dogs following a scent trail, without an actual fox.
- They hunt when they stay with friends in Ireland.
Word OriginOld English huntian, of Germanic origin.
Phrasal Verbs