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.
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. — ascolto
ruЭтим утром король отправился на охоту. — odexed
deDer König ist heute Morgen jagen gegangen. — MUIRIEL
Tom is hunting for a job.
Том шукає роботу. — deniko
ruТом ищет работу. — joulin
deTom ist auf Arbeitssuche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you have a hunting license?
У тебе є ліцензія на полювання? — deniko
ruУ вас есть разрешение на охоту? — marafon
deHast du einen Jagdschein? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you want to go hunting?
Хочеш піти на полювання? — deniko
ruХочешь пойти на охоту? — marafon
deMöchtest du auf die Jagd gehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom doesn't want to go hunting.
Том не хоче йти на полювання. — deniko
ruТом не хочет идти на охоту. — marafon
deTom will nicht jagen gehen. — Melang
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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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
48 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