verb · B2

Hunt

HUNT/hʌnt/

To hunt is to chase animals for food or sport, or to search hard: hunt for a leak; a talent hunt. Search is the plain twin; hunt is more determined. As a noun: a hunt; a witch-hunt (loaded). Editors hunt for the spreadsheet. Hunting as sport is contested in UK news — keep tone factual in exams.

Meaning

To chase and kill animals for food or sport; also to search determinedly.

Examples

“Editors still hunt for the leaked spreadsheet the trust denies exists.”
“A fox hunt met protesters on the lane, which is the countryside-news sense.”

Good to know

hunt for / down; a talent hunt; a witch-hunt (loaded). Everyday: search. Noun and verb. Newsrooms and rural politics. Determined search.

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