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   search

   /sərCH/

   verb

   • 1. try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly: "I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing" Similar huntlookexploreforagefish aroundlook high and lowcast aroundferret (around)root aroundrummage aroundseekscout outpursue
   • ▪ examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone: "she searched the house from top to bottom" Similar look aroundexploreprobehunt throughlook throughscrabble around inroot around inferret (around) inrummage around inrummage in/throughforage throughfish around inpoke around indig ingrub around indelve ingo throughsift throughrifle throughscourcombransackturn overgo through with a fine-tooth combturn upside downturn inside outleave no stone unturned ininformal:rootle around infossick throughpoozlerare:roust around inexamineinspectcheckfriskinformal:give someone a/the once-over
   • ▪ 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"

   noun

   • 1. an act of searching for someone or something: "the police carried out a thorough search of the premises"
   • ▪ an act or instance of searching a database or the World Wide Web: "time-consuming searches of the internet"
   • ▪ 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.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’.

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › searchSEARCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › searchSearch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SEARCH is to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something. How to use search in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEARCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SEARCH definition: 1. to look somewhere carefully in order to find something: 2. to try to find the answer to a…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › searchSearch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › searchSearch - definition of search by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To search a place or space in order to find something: searched all afternoon for my wallet. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation: searching for the right words to say. 3. To use a search engine or other software to find any data matching a particular pattern. 4. Law To make a search for evidence. n. 1. An act of searching. 2.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEARCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SEARCH meaning: 1. to look somewhere carefully in order to find something: 2. to try to find the answer to a…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEARCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you search for something or someone, you look carefully for them. If you search a place, you look carefully for something there. The police have started searching for the missing men.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › searchSearch Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Search definition: To move around in, go through, or look through in an effort to find something.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSEARCH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SEARCH definition: 1. to try to find someone or something: 2. If the police search someone, they look in their…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsearch noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    an attempt to find somebody/something, especially by looking carefully for them/it. search for somebody/somethinga long search for the murder weapon. She began a search for new premises. The search for a cure goes on. The search is on(= has begun) for someone to fill the post.