hunt down
hunt down · hunts down · hunted down · hunting down
бігати, бігти, балотуватися
бежать, провести, вести
laufen, laufen lassen, werden
To hunt something and capture or kill itTo hunt something and capture or kill it.
» Tom was hunted down like a dog.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To hunt something and capture or kill it.
(transitive)To destroy by persecution or violence.
(colloquial, transitive)To find with difficulty.
I managed to hunt down a surviving copy of the magazine.
More definitions
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
Examples
12 sentencesTom was hunted down like a dog.
The police hunted Tom down like a dog.
They'll hunt us down like dogs.
Hunt me down if you don't hear anything.
Tom joined the hunt to track down the missing person.
Translations
3 languagesForms
hunts down, hunting down, hunted down, hunted down| Base form | hunt down · to hunt down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hunts down |
| Present participle | hunting down |
| Past simple | hunted down |
| Past participle | hunted down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals):huntruntrack down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb