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search

1 of 2

verb

searched; searching; searches

transitive verb

1
: to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as
a
: to examine in seeking something
searched the north field
b
: to look through or explore by inspecting possible places of concealment or investigating suspicious circumstances
c
: to read thoroughly : check
especially : to examine a public record or register for information about
search land titles
d
: to examine for articles concealed on the person
e
: to look at as if to discover or penetrate intention or nature
2
: to uncover, find, or come to know by inquiry or scrutiny
usually used with out

intransitive verb

1
: to look or inquire carefully
searched for the papers
2
: to make painstaking investigation or examination
searchability noun
searchable adjective
searcher noun
searchingly adverb

search

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: an act of searching
a search for food
go in search of help
b
: an act of boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas in exercise of right of search
2
obsolete : a party that searches
3
: power or range of penetrating
also : a penetrating effect

Example Sentences

Verb They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching. The police searched her for concealed weapons. He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom. The software allows you to search thousands of sites at the same time. She searched for information on the Web. He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion. Noun We will begin a search for a new manager this week. I performed a search for the file. I did a Web search for restaurants in that area. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
In the winter, Hay’s Spring amphipods can be found in springs when groundwater rises to the surface under leaves, and that’s when experts search for them and count them, according to Cullen. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 America’s most popular dog breed is best known for having a stellar work ethic, and these pups are often employed as retrievers for hunters, guide dogs, and search-and-rescue dogs. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022 During its investigation, emails show the Missouri State Highway Patrol used Fog’s portal to search for cellphones at Renick’s home and breeding facility and zeroed in on a mobile device. Garance Burke, Jason Dearen, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 During its investigation, emails show the Missouri State Highway Patrol used Fog’s portal to search for cellphones at Renick’s home and breeding facility and zeroed in on a mobile device. Garance Burke And Jason Dearen, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022 The box appears next to search main results and identifies the person as a musical artist, offering links to their online profiles and music. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2022 Most of the city residents who spoke Tuesday night urged commissioners to hire Dugger, someone local, rather than hire a professional to search for and recruit from a more extensive slate of candidates. Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 The state deployed 126,000 sandbags, and search and rescue teams are on standby to respond to local emergency manager requests. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022 Rescuers were called out to search for the missing group and located three of the hikers. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
Noun
Investigators executed search warrants Wednesday morning on Telles’ home and cars, including the maroon SUV registered to his wife, and collected a DNA sample from him. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Las Vegas police confirmed officers served search warrants in relation to German's death but did not immediately provide any additional information. Paradise Afshar And Travis Caldwell, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 At a press conference Thursday, Allen said that police are still in the process of securing search warrants for her home and the man’s home. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Collected from the museum under three separate search warrants over the last six months, the artifacts will be returned to their countries of origin—21 to Italy; six to Egypt—in upcoming repatriation ceremonies. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 Metcalf, the Arkansas prosecutor, has argued against congressional efforts to require search warrants when using technologies like Fog Reveal. Garance Burke, Jason Dearen, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Cellphone search warrants have become commonplace in homicide, shooting, robbery and drug investigations. Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that multiple complaints about two properties in Dayton led them to start investigating and serve search warrants. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 Metcalf, the Arkansas prosecutor, has argued against congressional efforts to require search warrants when using technologies like Fog Reveal. Garance Burke And Jason Dearen, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English cerchen, from Anglo-French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about — more at circum-

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of search was in the 14th century

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