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    search
    [sərCH]
    verb
    search (verb) · searches (third person present) · searched (past tense) · searched (past participle) · searching (present participle)
    1. try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly:
      "I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing" · "Daniel is then able to search out the most advantageous mortgage" · "Hugh will be searching for the truth"
      • examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone:
        "she searched the house from top to bottom" · "the guards searched him for weapons"
      • look for information in (a database or the World Wide Web) using a search engine:
        "search our online archive for stories dating back to February 1996" · "I must search the internet for one of his pictures" · "you can search for recipes by topic or by entering a keyword"
    noun
    search (noun) · searches (plural noun)
    1. an act of searching for someone or something:
      "the police carried out a thorough search of the premises" · "he plans to go to the Himalayas in search of a yeti"
      • an act or instance of searching a database or the World Wide Web:
        "time-consuming searches of the internet"
      • computing
        the systematic retrieval of information, or the facility for this:
        "the advanced search includes options for sorting by date and specifying the news source" · "users will abandon a site if the search function doesn't work well"
      • law
        an investigation of public records to find if a property is subject to any liabilities or encumbrances.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’.
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    verb
    1. try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly:
      fish around
      look high and low
      cast around
      ferret (around)
      root around
      rummage around
      scout out
    noun
    1. an act of searching for someone or something:
      ferreting (around)
      rummaging around
      rooting around
      pursuit of
      seeking after
      searching for
      hunting for
      looking for
      on the lookout for
      in quest of
      in pursuit of
      on the track of
      questing after
      chasing after
       
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