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səːtʃ
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verb
search
searched
searches
searching
- try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly
"I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing"
hunt look explore forage fish about fish around look high and low cast about cast round cast around ferret (about) ferret (around) root about root around rummage about rummage around- examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone
"she searched the house from top to bottom"
- look for information on the internet or in a database using a search engine
"you can search for recipes by topic or by entering a keyword"
noun
search
searches
- an act of searching for someone or something
"the police carried out a thorough search of the premises"
hunt look exploration scout probe dig digging forage foraging scavenge scavenging ferreting (about) ferreting (around) rummage rummaging about rummaging around rooting about rooting around rifling scouring quest pursuit of seeking after searching for hunting for after seeking looking for on the lookout for in quest of in pursuit of on the track of questing after chasing after - an act or instance of looking for information on the internet or in a database using a search engine
"I did a search for creative writing courses at UK universities and came up with 422"
- the systematic retrieval of information, or the facility for this
"the advanced search includes options for sorting by date and specifying the news source"
- an investigation of public records to find if a property is subject to any liabilities or encumbrances