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1. (v.t.) search
to look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost.
2. search
to examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed.
3. search
to explore or examine in order to discover:
They searched the hills for gold.
4. search
to examine (a record, writing, collection, repository, etc.) for information:
to search a property title.
5. search
to look into, question, or scrutinize:
to search one's conscience.
6. search
to pierce or penetrate.
7. search
to uncover or find by examination or exploration (often fol. by out):
to search out all the facts.
8. search
to command software to find specified characters or codes in (an electronic file):
to search a database for all instances of “U.S.” and replace them with “United States.”
9. (v.i.) search
to inquire, investigate, examine, or seek.
10. search
to find specified characters or codes in an electronic file by means of software commands.
11. (n.) search
an act or instance of searching; careful examination or investigation.
12. search
the wartime practice of boarding and searching any neutral vessel suspected of transporting contraband.
Etymology: (1300–50; (v.) ME serchen, cerchen (< AF sercher) < OF cerchier < LL circāre to go around, der. of L circus circle; (n.) ME serche < AF serche, OF cerche, der. of cerchier)
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| Definition of 'search' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) search, hunt, hunting
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
2. (noun) search
an investigation seeking answers
"a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
3. (noun) search, lookup
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
"they wrote a program to do a table lookup"
4. (noun) search
the examination of alternative hypotheses
"his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
5. (verb) search
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
"right of search"
6. (verb) search, seek, look for
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
"The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
7. (verb) search, look
search or seek
"We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
8. (verb) research, search, explore
inquire into
"the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
9. (verb) search
subject to a search
"The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
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1. (verb) search
to try to find
We searched everywhere for the money.; You can try searching the Internet for the book.
2. search
to look through bags or clothes to check for illegal items
Customs officials searched him but did not find anything.
3. search
to try to think of sth
people searching for a solution to global warming
4. (noun) search
the act of searching
a search for survivors of the wreck; scientists in search of the cause of the disease
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) search
to look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city
2. (verb) search
to inquire after; to look for; to seek
3. (verb) search
to examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound
4. (verb) search
to examine; to try; to put to the test
5. (verb) search
to seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt
6. (verb) search
the act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. search
1. An operation to locate an enemy force known or believed to be at sea. 2. A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within visibility. 3. To distribute gunfire over an area in depth by successive changes in gun elevation.
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Sense: (often withfor) to look for something by careful examination
Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.
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 Afrikaans: soek, deursoek |
 Arabic: يَبْحَث |
 Bulgarian: претърсвам |
 Brazilian: procurar |
 Czech: hledat |
 German: suchen |
 Danish: lede |
 Greek: ψάχνω να βρω κτ. |
 Spanish: buscar |
 Estonian: otsima |
 Farsi: جستجو كردن |
 Finnish: etsiä |
 French: chercher |
 Hebrew: לְחַפֵּש |
 Hindi: तलाश करना |
 Croatian: tražiti, tragati |
 Hungarian: kutat |
 Indonesian: mencari |
 Icelandic: leita |
 Italian: cercare |
 Japanese: 探す |
 Korean: 탐색하다 |
 Lithuanian: (ap)ieškoti |
 Latvian: []meklēt |
 Malay: cari |
 Dutch: zoeken |
 Norwegian: lete/søke etter |
 Polish: badać, szukać, przetrząsa |
 Persian: جستجو كردن |
 Pashto: پلټل، غوښتل، تلاش كول: ګر |
 Portuguese: procurar |
 Romanian: a căuta |
 Russian: искать; разыскивать |
 Slovak: hľadať |
 Slovenian: iskati |
 Serbian: tražiti |
 Swedish: söka, leta |
 Thai: ค้นหา |
 Turkish: aramak |
 Taiwanese: 仔細搜尋 |
 Ukrainian: шукати; розшукувати |
 Urdu: تلاش کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tìm kiếm |
 Chinese: 细查 |
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