Meaning

1 senses

  1. To discover something after searching.

    Near-synonyms: dig out, sniff out

    выню́хиватьvynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхатьvýnjuxatʹ, разню́хиватьraznjúxivatʹ

More definitions
  • search and discover through persistent investigation

Examples

1 sentences

  1. What new facts did you manage to ferret out?

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
to discover something after searching:

Forms

ferrets out, ferreting out, ferreted out, ferreted out
Base formferret out · to ferret out
3rd person singularferrets out
Present participleferreting out
Past simpleferreted out
Past participleferreted out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyferret out
he, she, itferrets out

Past simpleLesson

all personsferreted out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ferreted out
he, she, ithas ferreted out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ferret out

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
dig outsniff out
Close in meaning
  • search and discover through persistent investigation:ferret

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ferociousC1ferociouslyC1ferretferrousferryB1ferryman
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