Hunt and Look for

Hunt

Hunt verb - Seek, search for.
Usage example: She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them

Look for is a synonym for hunt in rummage topic. In some cases you can use "Look for" instead a verb "Hunt", when it comes to topics like chase for killing.

Nearby Words: hunted, hunting, hunter, huntsman

Look for

Look for verb - Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.

Hunt is a synonym for look for in attempt topic. You can use "Hunt" instead a verb "Look for", if it concerns topics such as investigate, rummage, attempt to get, seek to find something.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Kingdom Death Where most of the monsters are just beasts you hunt down, The Man Hunter, Slender Man, The Lion Knight actively look for and hunt down settlements of survivors.
  • Enemy-Detecting Radar One of the most famous occurrences of this is the motion tracker from Aliens, used by the Colonial Marines both to look for survivors of Hadley's Hope and hunt for the titular Xenomorphs.
  • Video Game / Starbound Floran PCs have grown tired of their fellows' way of life and cannibalism, and look for a more refined, exciting hunt (and want to make friends).
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