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    [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:
      hunt
      look
      explore
      forage
      seek
      pursue
      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:
      hunt
      look
      exploration
      scout
      probe
      dig
      digging
      forage
      foraging
      scavenge
      scavenging
      rummage
      rifling
      scouring
      quest
      after
      seeking
      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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      What does search mean?
      Search means to look to find something that is missing or whose location has been forgotten or is unknown. It also means to carefully examine a person or thing to find something that is hidden. A more modern meaning of search is to enter a query on a search engine or website in order to find a specific page or piece of information.

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      What is the difference between search and search party?
      To search is to look for something. A search party is a group of people looking for something together. Their search may take a long time. If they're in the army, they might be on a mission to search and destroy. Search is one of the many words in English that have taken on a new meaning related to computers.

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      Is search a verb or a noun?
      A more modern meaning of search is to enter a query on a search engine or website in order to find a specific page or piece of information. Search is also used as a noun to refer to the process of looking for something. Search has many other senses as both a verb and a noun. Most generally, search means to look for something.

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      What does search mean in real life?
      Search also means to look closely at or examine a person or thing to find something that may be concealed or hidden. Real-life examples: Police and security guards search people to check for weapons or illegal items they may be hiding on themselves or in something they own.

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    2. Search means to look to find something that is missing or whose location has been forgotten or is unknown. It also means to carefully examine a person or thing to find something that is hidden.

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      Meaning of search in English search verb us / sɝːtʃ / uk / sɜːtʃ / Add to word list B1 [ I or T ] to look somewhere carefully in order to find something:

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