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   search

   /səːtʃ/

   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 aboutfish aroundlook high and lowcast aboutcast roundcast aroundferret (about)ferret (around)root aboutroot aroundrummage aboutrummage 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 around/roundexploreprobehunt throughlook throughscrabble about inscrabble around inroot about inroot around inferret (about) inferret (around) inrummage about inrummage around inrummage in/throughforage throughfish about infish around inpoke around indig ingrub about 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: "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.

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. 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.

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

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4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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   A search is an attempt to find something or someone by looking for them carefully. There was no chance of him being found alive and the search was abandoned.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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   1. to look through (a place, records, etc) thoroughly in order to find someone or something. 2. ( tr) to examine (a person) for concealed objects by running one's hands over the clothing. 3. to look at or examine (something) closely: to search one's conscience. 4. (foll by: out) to discover by investigation.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › searchsearch - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    search meaning, definition, what is search: an attempt to find someone or something...: Learn more.

11. 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.