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ferret out

/ˈfɛr.ɪt aʊt/

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verb

/ˈfɛr.ɪt aʊt/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий обнаружить или найти что-либо, особенно информацию, путем настойчивого поиска или тщательного расследования.

A phrasal verb meaning to discover or find something, especially information, by searching persistently or investigating thoroughly.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Discover or uncoverinformal

    To find something hidden or concealed through persistent searching or investigation.

    ruВыведать

    • The detective ferreted out the truth from the witness.
    • She managed to ferret out the missing documents from the archives.
    • Journalists often ferret out scandals that others try to hide.

    Synonymsdig updiscoverexposefindroot outsniff outtrack downuncoverunearth

    Antonymsconcealcoverhidemasksuppress

Forms
  • ferreted out past participle
  • ferreted out past simple
  • ferreting out present participle
  • ferrets out third person singular

Base verbferret

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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