verb

search

surch

verb

To look carefully in order to find someone or something.

"Police searched the building for the missing documents."

"She searched her bag for the car keys."

noun

An act of searching for something.

"The search for survivors continued through the night."

How to Use Search

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo look thoroughly for something, or the act of looking — also commonly used for looking something up online.

Common pairings

search for search engine search party in search of

Word Forms

searched past tense, searches plural, searched plural, search plural, Searches plural, searches singular, search singular, searched singular, searchest singular, searchedst singular, searcheth singular

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman sercher, from Late Latin circare ("to go around, search for"), from circus ("circle").

Synonyms

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scour seek comb

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Rhymes for search

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