sleuth

sleuth

S0471600 (slo͞oth)n. A detective.v. sleuthed, sleuth·ing, sleuths v.tr. To track or follow.v.intr. To act as a detective.

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[Short for sleuthhound.]

sleuth

(sluːθ) n1. an informal word for detective2. (Breeds) short for sleuthhound¹vb (tr) to track or follow[C19: short for sleuthhound, from C12 sleuth trail, from Old Norse sloth; see slot²]

sleuth

(sluθ)

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

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sleuth - a detective who follows a trail sleuthhounddetective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Verb	1.	sleuth - watch, observe, or inquire secretlysnoop, spy, stagmonitor, supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

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

sleuth

nounA person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:detective, investigator.Informal: eye.Slang: dick, gumshoe.

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