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sleuth

 (slo͞oth)
n.
A detective.
v. sleuthed, sleuth·ing, sleuths
v.tr.
To track or follow.
v.intr.
To act as a detective.

[Short for sleuthhound.]
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sleuth

(sluːθ)
n
1. an informal word for detective
2. (Breeds) short for sleuthhound1
vb
(tr) to track or follow
[C19: short for sleuthhound, from C12 sleuth trail, from Old Norse sloth; see slot2]
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sleuth

(sluθ)

n.
1. a detective.
2. a bloodhound.
v.t., v.i.
3. to trail.
[1875–80; short for sleuthhound]
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sleuth


Past participle: sleuthed
Gerund: sleuthing

Imperative
sleuth
sleuth
Present
I sleuth
you sleuth
he/she/it sleuths
we sleuth
you sleuth
they sleuth
Preterite
I sleuthed
you sleuthed
he/she/it sleuthed
we sleuthed
you sleuthed
they sleuthed
Present Continuous
I am sleuthing
you are sleuthing
he/she/it is sleuthing
we are sleuthing
you are sleuthing
they are sleuthing
Present Perfect
I have sleuthed
you have sleuthed
he/she/it has sleuthed
we have sleuthed
you have sleuthed
they have sleuthed
Past Continuous
I was sleuthing
you were sleuthing
he/she/it was sleuthing
we were sleuthing
you were sleuthing
they were sleuthing
Past Perfect
I had sleuthed
you had sleuthed
he/she/it had sleuthed
we had sleuthed
you had sleuthed
they had sleuthed
Future
I will sleuth
you will sleuth
he/she/it will sleuth
we will sleuth
you will sleuth
they will sleuth
Future Perfect
I will have sleuthed
you will have sleuthed
he/she/it will have sleuthed
we will have sleuthed
you will have sleuthed
they will have sleuthed
Future Continuous
I will be sleuthing
you will be sleuthing
he/she/it will be sleuthing
we will be sleuthing
you will be sleuthing
they will be sleuthing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sleuthing
you have been sleuthing
he/she/it has been sleuthing
we have been sleuthing
you have been sleuthing
they have been sleuthing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sleuthing
you will have been sleuthing
he/she/it will have been sleuthing
we will have been sleuthing
you will have been sleuthing
they will have been sleuthing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sleuthing
you had been sleuthing
he/she/it had been sleuthing
we had been sleuthing
you had been sleuthing
they had been sleuthing
Conditional
I would sleuth
you would sleuth
he/she/it would sleuth
we would sleuth
you would sleuth
they would sleuth
Past Conditional
I would have sleuthed
you would have sleuthed
he/she/it would have sleuthed
we would have sleuthed
you would have sleuthed
they would have sleuthed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sleuth - a detective who follows a trailsleuth - a detective who follows a trail  
detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Verb1.sleuth - watch, observe, or inquire secretly
monitor, supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"
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sleuth

noun (Informal) detective, private eye (informal), (private) investigator, tail (informal), dick (slang, chiefly U.S.), gumshoe (U.S. slang), sleuthhound (informal) a tenacious sleuth
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sleuth

noun
A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:
Informal: eye.
Slang: dick, gumshoe.
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Translations
etsiväyksityisetsivä
detectiefdetectivenaspeurenschaduwenspeurder
deckare

sleuth

[sluːθ] N (hum) → detective mf, sabueso mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sleuth

[ˈsluːθ] ndétective m, détective m privé
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sleuth

n (inf)Spürhund m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sleuth

[sluːθ] n (hum) → segugio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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