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search · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To try to find something by looking carefully.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To examine a person or place thoroughly to find something hidden.

  3. 3.

    (verb, computing) To look for information in a database or on the internet.

  4. 4.

    (noun) An act of searching for someone or something.

  5. 5.

    (noun, computing) A query entered into a search engine.

Related words

Antonyms: discover, find, ignore
See also: find, look, seek
Synonyms: explore, hunt, look for, seek

Etymology

From Middle English serchen, from Old French cerchier ("to search"), from Late Latin circāre ("to go around, wander"), from Latin circus ("circle"). The original sense was "to go around" or "traverse," which evolved into "to explore" and then "to look for."