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寻找 — meaning in English

xún zhǎo

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English meaning

  • pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
  • quest noun A long or difficult search or journey undertaken to achieve a goal.
  • seek verb To try to find something.

Senses

寻找 is used for these senses in English:

  • fossick (intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To search for something; to rummage.
  • grep (by extension) To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
  • pursue (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). [from late 14th c.]
  • quest A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
  • seek (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

pursue — full definition

  1. verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To work toward or continue with a goal, activity, or career.

quest — full definition

  1. noun A long or difficult search or journey undertaken to achieve a goal.
  2. noun In a video game, a specific task or mission a player completes for a reward.
  3. verb To search or journey in pursuit of a goal.

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