scent out

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas durch gründliche Untersuchung oder Intuition aufzuspüren oder zu entdecken.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of discovering or detecting something through careful investigation or intuition.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Discover by smellformal

   To find or detect something by using the sense of smell.

   Durch Geruch entdecken

   • The dog scented out the hidden drugs in the suitcase.
   • Hounds can scent out a trail that is several days old.
   • She scented out the fresh flowers in the garden.

   Synonymenose outsmell outsniff out

2. Discover by investigationinformal

   To find or uncover something through careful investigation or intuition.

   Aufspüren

   • The detective scented out the truth behind the lies.
   • He scented out the corruption within the organization.
   • Journalists scented out the scandal before it became public.

   Synonymedetectdiscoverferret outroot outsniff outtrack downunearth

Grundverbscent