Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

kéo lưới

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Meaning · English

to investigate or search thoroughly

Literally: pulling the net

Examples

Cảnh sát đã kéo lưới để tìm manh mốiThe police pulled out all the stops to find clues

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-14; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “kéo lưới” mean?

to investigate or search thoroughly Literally: pulling the net

Is “kéo lưới” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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