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ferret out

/ˈfɛr.ɪt aʊt/

Tradução: Verbo frasal que significa descobrir ou encontrar algo, especialmente informação, por meio de busca persistente ou investigação minuciosa.

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verb

/ˈfɛr.ɪt aʊt/C1formal
  • ptVerbo frasal que significa descobrir ou encontrar algo, especialmente informação, por meio de busca persistente ou investigação minuciosa.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

  1. Discover or uncoverinformal

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

    ptDesvendar

    • 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.

    Sinônimosdig updiscoverexposefindroot outsniff outtrack downuncoverunearth

    Antônimosconcealcoverhidemasksuppress

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

Verbo baseferret

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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