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Meaning of hunt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
hʌnt

Definitions

  1. The act of hunting.
  2. To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport
  3. An English surname originating as an occupation for a hunter (for game, birds etc).
  4. To try to find something; search (for)
  5. A hunting expedition.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  7. To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc
  8. A placename
  9. An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it.
  10. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio, United States.
  11. To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting
  12. A pack of hunting dogs.
  13. An unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States.
  14. To use or traverse in pursuit of game
  15. Former name of McFarland, California.
  16. Ellipsis of Hunt County.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca ov ovlamaq
Беларуская лавіць паляваць
Български лов ловувам ловя
বাংলা শিকার
Català caça caçar cacera
Čeština hledat hon lov lovit sháňka štvanice
Cymraeg hela helfa
Dansk jage jagt lede søge
Deutsch Hatz Hetze Jagd jagen Suchen
Esperanto ĉasado ĉasi
Euskara ehiza
فارسی شکار کردن
Français chasse chasser chercher Hunt
Gaeilge fiach seilg
Gàidhlig sealg
Galego buscar cata caza cazar
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hahai
עברית צד ציד
Հայերեն որս որսալ
Bahasa Indonesia buru pemburuan perburuan
Igbo ọhịa
Íslenska leita veiða veiði
ქართული ნადირობა
Қазақша аңшылық аулау
한국어 사냥 사냥하다 수렵 수렵하다
Kurdî av aw burû gon hela hon şikar vana
Кыргызча аң
Lëtzebuergesch joen Juegd
Lingála bokila
ລາວ ລາ
Lietuvių medžioti
Latviešu jakts medīt
Македонски лов лови
Монгол АН
Bahasa Melayu pemburuan
Malti kaċċa
မြန်မာဘာသာ အမဲလိုက်
नेपाली सिकार गर्नु
Nederlands jacht jagen zoeken
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶିକାର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ
پښتو ښکار
Português caça caçada caçar vear
Română vână vânătoare
Slovenčina lov loviť
Slovenščina loviti
Shqip gjuaj gjueti
Svenska jaga jakt
Kiswahili kuwinda tafuta
தமிழ் வேட்டை
తెలుగు వేట వేటాడు
Türkmençe aw
Tagalog pangangaso
Türkçe av şikâr
Tiếng Việt săn bắn

Examples

“Through male bonding, the subculture of the hunt caught up in the mystique of the chase, the hunting party became a military force, and men discovered that they need not stop at defense: they could go out to hunt for other people's wealth.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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