hunting
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention…The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
» The king went hunting this morning.
Der König ist heute Morgen jagen gegangen.
Der König ging an diesem Morgen zur Jagd.
Этим утром король отправился на охоту.
Цього ранку король пішов на полювання.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
a hunting rifle with a high-powered scope
Jagd, Aalen
охо́таoxóta
полюванняpoljuvannja
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
(countable, uncountable)The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
по́искиpóiski
(countable, uncountable)Fluctuation or oscillation that does not stabilize.
(countable, uncountable)The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Examples
384 sentencesThe king went hunting this morning.
Цього ранку король пішов на полювання.
ruЭтим утром король отправился на охоту.
deDer König ist heute Morgen jagen gegangen.
Tom is hunting for a job.
Том шукає роботу.
ruТом ищет работу.
deTom ist auf Arbeitssuche.
Do you have a hunting license?
У тебе є ліцензія на полювання?
ruУ вас есть разрешение на охоту?
deHast du einen Jagdschein?
Do you want to go hunting?
Хочеш піти на полювання?
ruХочешь пойти на охоту?
deMöchtest du auf die Jagd gehen?
Tom doesn't want to go hunting.
Том не хоче йти на полювання.
ruТом не хочет идти на охоту.
deTom will nicht jagen gehen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt + -ing.
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Forms
plural: huntingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
8 patterns- go hunting
- to go hunting
- went duck hunting
- duck hunting
- job hunting
- go hunting with
- deer hunting
- hunting last