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verb

hunt

HUNT/hʌnt/

To search for or pursue something or someone.

The woman hunts for keys beneath a sofa cushion.

A woman hunts for missing keys, lifting a sofa cushion and peering into the gap while the keys remain partly concealed at the opposite end.
Etymology
huntianOld Englishchase game

Chasing game broadened into searching for or pursuing anything until found.

More examples

  • We hunt for a quiet place to sit.
  • The archivist hunts for the missing letter.

Forms

hunt · hunts

Similar words

search
A neutral term for trying to find something.
seek
A broader term for attempting to obtain or discover something.