Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
"The art teacher reminded us that Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a famous Victorian poet who also worked as an illustrator for the magazine The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine."
United States architect (1827-1895)
"No, he wasn't hunting for a lost hound; Henry Hobson Richardson was actually an American architect famous for his distinctive Romanesque style."
British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
"The word hunt does not have a definition matching "British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley," as that description refers to Leigh Hunt, while hunt is primarily a verb or noun related to searching for animals. Therefore, it is impossible to write an example sentence demonstrating this specific non-existent meaning without inventing false information."
The act of hunting.
"The team spent all morning on a hunt for the missing hikers in the dense forest."
In plain English: A hunt is a search for something specific, usually involving chasing it down.
"The job involves tracking down leads for new clients."
Usage: Use "hunt" as a noun to refer to the specific activity or expedition of pursuing game, such as going on a deer hunt. Avoid using it to describe the general search for something unless that search mimics the active pursuit found in traditional hunting.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
"Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"
"The dogs are running deer"
"The Duke hunted in these woods"
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
"The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
"The group planned to hunt deer during the early morning hours when they were most active."
In plain English: To hunt means to actively search for something or someone with the goal of catching it.
"The dog ran through the field to hunt for its favorite ball."
Usage: When referring to searching for animals in the wild specifically for food or sport, use "hunt." In everyday language, however, the verb also broadly means to look for anything other than game, such as job opportunities or lost items.
An English occupational surname, from occupations for a hunter (for game, birds etc).
"The local historian explained that many of the families living on High Street bore the surname Hunt because their ancestors worked as professional hunters."
The word hunt comes from the Old English verb huntian, which originally meant to chase or capture game. It likely traveled into English through Proto-West Germanic roots that also gave rise to related words for booty and captives in other Germanic languages.