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verb | noun ferretferret1 /ˈfɛrɪt/ verb ETYMOLOGYferret1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French furet, from Latin fur thief VERB TABLEferret |
Present | I, you, we, they | ferret | | he, she, it | ferrets | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ferreted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ferreted | | he, she, it | has ferreted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ferreted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ferret | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ferreted |
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Present | I | am ferreting | | he, she, it | is ferreting | | you, we, they | are ferreting | Past | I, he, she, it | was ferreting | | you, we, they | were ferreting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ferreting | | he, she, it | has been ferreting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ferreting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ferreting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ferreting |
[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French furet, from Latin fur thief]ferret out phrasal verb1ferret something ↔ out to succeed in finding a piece of information that is difficult to find: Reporters have somehow managed to ferret out the facts in the case.2ferret somebody/something ↔ out to find and usually get rid of someone or something that is causing a problem: The new program is meant to ferret out problem cops. verb | noun ferretferret2 noun [countable] a small animal with a pointed nose and soft fur, used for hunting rats and rabbits |