hunt

/hʌnt/ verb [I, T]

Translation

KILL › to chase and kill wild animals

avlamak, avlanmak

to hunt deer/rabbits2041621

SEARCH › to search for something

aramak, araştırmak, bulmaya çalışmak

The children hunted for sea shells on the beach.1987

hunter noun [C] › a person who hunts wild animals

avcı

2041621 hunt sb/sth down phrasal verb

› to search everywhere for someone or something until you find them

buluncaya kadar aramak/bulmaya çalışmak

The terrorists must be hunted down and brought to justice.1987

(Definition of hunt verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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