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hunt
What does hunt mean?
hunt (verb): to find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use hunt in a sentence?
- Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce hunt?
/hʌnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hunt come from?
From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian (“to hunt”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hunt
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hunt” mean?
to dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time
Not quite: that's what reside means.
to perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way
Not quite: that's what hear means.
to display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something
Not quite: that's what show means.
to find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport
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