headhunt
verb /ˈhedhʌnt/
/ˈhedhʌnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they headhunt | /ˈhedhʌnt/ /ˈhedhʌnt/ |
he / she / it headhunts | /ˈhedhʌnts/ /ˈhedhʌnts/ |
past simple headhunted | /ˈhedhʌntɪd/ /ˈhedhʌntɪd/ |
past participle headhunted | /ˈhedhʌntɪd/ /ˈhedhʌntɪd/ |
-ing form headhunting | /ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/ /ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/ |
- headhunt somebody to find somebody who is suitable for a senior job and persuade them to leave their present job
- I was headhunted by a marketing agency.
- A successor is being headhunted.