/hʌnt/

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Meaning

To chase and try to catch wild animals, or to search hard for something.

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Word origin

From Old English huntian, meaning to chase or seek game.

Origin
Old English
Root
huntian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (hunt, hunts, hunted)

Examples

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"Hunt" means to chase and try to catch them.

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"Hunts" here means she searches hard for the keys.

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"Hunted" is the past form of "hunt".

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 6: hunt, otherwise, chase and 7 more words.