hunteth

Verb

hunt (third-person singular simple present hunts, present participle hunting, simple past and past participle hunted)

1. (ambitransitive) To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
   • State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands.
2. (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
   • The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach.
3. (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
   • to hunt down a criminal
4. (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
   • Did you hunt that pony last week?
5. (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
   • He hunts the woods, or the country.
6. (transitive, bell-ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.

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