Meaning of "house-hunt" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE-HUNT

house-hunt  [ˈhaʊshʌnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE-HUNT

House-Hunt is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb house-hunt in English.

WHAT DOES HOUSE-HUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of house-hunt in the English dictionary

The definition of house-hunt in the dictionary is to search for a house to buy or rent.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOUSE-HUNT

PRESENT

Present

I house-hunt

you house-hunt

he/she/it house-hunts

we house-hunt

you house-hunt

they house-hunt

Present continuous

I am house-hunting

you are house-hunting

he/she/it is house-hunting

we are house-hunting

you are house-hunting

they are house-hunting

Present perfect

I have house-hunted

you have house-hunted

he/she/it has house-hunted

we have house-hunted

you have house-hunted

they have house-hunted

Present perfect continuous

I have been house-hunting

you have been house-hunting

he/she/it has been house-hunting

we have been house-hunting

you have been house-hunting

they have been house-hunting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I house-hunted

you house-hunted

he/she/it house-hunted

we house-hunted

you house-hunted

they house-hunted

Past continuous

I was house-hunting

you were house-hunting

he/she/it was house-hunting

we were house-hunting

you were house-hunting

they were house-hunting

Past perfect

I had house-hunted

you had house-hunted

he/she/it had house-hunted

we had house-hunted

you had house-hunted

they had house-hunted

Past perfect continuous

I had been house-hunting

you had been house-hunting

he/she/it had been house-hunting

we had been house-hunting

you had been house-hunting

they had been house-hunting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will house-hunt

you will house-hunt

he/she/it will house-hunt

we will house-hunt

you will house-hunt

they will house-hunt

Future continuous

I will be house-hunting

you will be house-hunting

he/she/it will be house-hunting

we will be house-hunting

you will be house-hunting

they will be house-hunting

Future perfect

I will have house-hunted

you will have house-hunted

he/she/it will have house-hunted

we will have house-hunted

you will have house-hunted

they will have house-hunted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been house-hunting

you will have been house-hunting

he/she/it will have been house-hunting

we will have been house-hunting

you will have been house-hunting

they will have been house-hunting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would house-hunt

you would house-hunt

he/she/it would house-hunt

we would house-hunt

you would house-hunt

they would house-hunt

Conditional continuous

I would be house-hunting

you would be house-hunting

he/she/it would be house-hunting

we would be house-hunting

you would be house-hunting

they would be house-hunting

Conditional perfect

I would have house-hunt

you would have house-hunt

he/she/it would have house-hunt

we would have house-hunt

you would have house-hunt

they would have house-hunt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been house-hunting

you would have been house-hunting

he/she/it would have been house-hunting

we would have been house-hunting

you would have been house-hunting

they would have been house-hunting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you house-hunt
we let´s house-hunt
you house-hunt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to house-hunt

Past participle

house-hunted

Present Participle

house-hunting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF HOUSE-HUNT

Find out the translation of house-hunt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of house-hunt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «house-hunt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 房子追捕
• Translator English - Spanish: casa - caza
• English: house-hunt
• Translator English - Hindi: घर के शिकार
• Translator English - Arabic: منزل مطاردة
• Translator English - Russian: дом - охота
• Translator English - Portuguese: casa -hunt
• Translator English - Bengali: বাড়ির মৃগয়া
• Translator English - French: maison - chasse
• Translator English - Malay: Memburu rumah
• Translator English - German: auf Haussuche sein
• Translator English - Japanese: 家狩り
• Translator English - Korean: 집 사냥
• Translator English - Javanese: Omah-mburu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhà săn
• Translator English - Tamil: வீட்டுக்கு வேட்டை
• Translator English - Marathi: घर-शोधाशोध
• Translator English - Turkish: Evin avı
• Translator English - Italian: casa - caccia
• Translator English - Polish: dom - polowanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: будинок -полювання
• Translator English - Romanian: casa - vânătoare
• Translator English - Greek: σπίτι - κυνήγι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: huis - jag
• Translator English - Swedish: hus - jakt
• Translator English - Norwegian: hus- jakt

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE-HUNT»

Discover the use of house-hunt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to house-hunt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The House Hunt: A Guide to Buying Your First House

The book begins with a discussion of whether or not the reader should consider buying a house, including a comparison of renting vs. buying.

Greg McCoy, 2009

Legislative Manual of the State of Ohio

House, Hunt, Henry T . . . . . . . . - - ..i Hamilton County..... House, Hunt, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I Sandusky County . . . . .. House, Hunt, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Warren County . . . . . .'., House, Hunt, John E . . . . . . . . . . . - --' Miami County .

Ohio. General Assembly, 1920

The Boston Directory

92 Blackstone, boards New England House Hunt Henry O, pilot, boards 28 Somerset Hunt Hiram (Cheney A Hunt), south-east corner Faneuil Hall market, house 74 Cross Hunt Hiram B. pianomaker, 296 Wash. h. at Lynn Hunt Horace, ...

‎1862

Williams' Cincinnati Directory ...

House Hunt Thomas, lab. n. t b. Elm and Plum Hunt Washington, e. s. Cutter. c. Van Horn Hunt Wm. tailor, w. s. Broadway b. Liberty and U. Franklin Hunt X. n. s. Ham. road, b. W. Row and Clark- son HUNTER TI EL LIS, stone yard, s.e. c.Elm ...

‎1850

The Worcester Almanac, Directory and Business Advertiser

53 Main [210 Pleasant Hunt Charles F. moulder, 52 Jackson, house Hunt Charles P. messenger, City Nat. Bank, 406 Main, b. 11 S. Russell Hunt Cordelia Mrs. bds. Benefit cor. Main Hunt Daniel E. machinist, 77 Foster, house 84 Orange Hunt ...

‎1883

Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims ...

Dis harged; laid on ' table. Hum» EPhl'lilll ~ Pension М revollliiollßl'y вето“. 22 1 Resolution . . . . . 93 Rev. Pensions. . . . . 438 [тропам bill. 542 Referred to Commitlee . Whole House. Hunt, Gilbert. . . . . . . . . . . Compensation for wood furnished ...

‎1853

The Worcester Directory Containing a General Directory of ...

42 Oread [Shrewsbury Nelsou Harry, cooper, house Hunt near Nelson John, wireworker, h. 4 Byron Nelson John, driver, 60 Mechanic, b. 72 do. Nelson John F. carpenter, 57 South- bridge, h. 128 Canterbury Nelson Lovina, widow of A masa, ...

‎1880

Fall River Directory, Embracing a Part of Tiverton: ...

1, house 55 Winter Hunt Daniel H. boards Richardson House Hunt Edward, spinner, house 7 Washington [36 Pine Hunt Elizabeth A. Miss, teacher, Border City school, boards Hunt Eugene, bartender, 160 Annawan, boards 6 Fountain Hunt ...

‎1882

The Rochester Directory

... Hunt), 100 State, house 34 Monroe avenue Hunt Ebenezer W. boards Waverley House Hunt Edward W. teamster, 90 South St. Paul, house Lewis near Delaware avenue Hunt Edward W. jr. boatman, b. 66 Pearl Hunt George, blacksmith, ...

‎1873

City Directory of Boston

Hunt Samuel, cabinet maker, house 34 Tyler Hunt Samuel, Sec. Man. Ins. Co. h. 18 Hancock Hunt Samuel, jr. mason, 71 Pleasant, h. 43 Dover it Sanford V at Roxbury Hunt Sa: (Crowell, Brooks, § Co.), house Hunt Simon, pianoforte maker,  ...

‎1848

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE-HUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term house-hunt is used in the context of the following news items.

Housing.com's former CEO Rahul Yadav on a house-hunt?

Rahul Yadav, former founder and CEO of Housing.com, says he is moving out of his house. This is what the entrepreneur posted on Facebook ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Dennis Culbreth: New Hamilton County Baptist director called a …

He and wife Marybeth were in town last week to house-hunt. Photo by Tim Barber /Times Free Press. He's pastored five churches ranging in ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»

Katie Holmes rents NYC penthouse as house-hunt continues

Katie Holmes is renting a three-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse duplex at 201 W. 17th St. Photo: INF. MORE FROM. Jennifer Gould Keil. «New York Post, Jul 15»

Airbnb Wants You To Take A Test-Drive Before Buying A New Home

You could also use Airbnb in conjunction with your house-hunt on any other site or in real life. Realtor.com just adds a little more convenience ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Four Thunderbird Heights listings the Obamas should see

So, Mr. President — if you find time during this visit to house-hunt in Thunderbird Heights, here are a few properties you might want to see. «The Desert Sun, Jun 15»

Raheem Sterling linked with Arsenal after London house hunt

Raheem Sterling has been linked with a surprise move to Arsenal this week after reports emerged that the youngster has been house-hunting ... «Western Morning News, May 15»