hound
To persistently harass doggedlyTo persistently harass doggedly.
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Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To persistently harass doggedly.
He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
belästigen, nachstellen, verfolgen
пресле́доватьpreslédovatʹ, трави́тьtravítʹ
(archaic, transitive)To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
- pursue or chase relentlessly
Examples
30 sentencesWhy is Tom hounding me?
ruПочему Том преследует меня? — odexed
Why are you hounding me?
Ziri was killed by the hounds.
Spring over the ground like a hunting hound.
The hounds are in pursuit of the fox.
ruГончие преследуют лисицу. — sharptoothed
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hounden, from the noun (see above).From Middle English hounden, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
hounds, hounding, hounded, houndedSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.