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   /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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