search

//sɜːrtʃ//
A2Frequency Level 6Neutral
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Verb

searchInfinitive
searchPresent tense
searchedPast tense
searchedPast participle
searchingPresent participle
searchesThird-person singular
1

to try to find something or someone by looking carefully

I searched everywhere for my keys.

2

to examine something or someone carefully in order to find something

The police searched the suspect for weapons.

3

to look for information on a computer or on the internet

I searched for hotels online.

Noun

searchSingular
searchesPlural
1

an attempt to find something or someone

The search for the missing child continued all night.

2

an act of looking for information on a computer or on the internet

I did a quick search on the internet to find the answer.

Synonym