search

v., searched, search·ing, search·es.

v.tr.

1. To make a thorough examination of; look over carefully in order to find something; explore.
2. To make a careful examination or investigation of; probe: search one's conscience for the right solution to the problem.
3. Law. To make a thorough check of (a legal document); scrutinize: search a title.
4. 1. To examine in order to find something lost or concealed.
   2. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed.
5. To come to know; learn.

v.intr.

To conduct a thorough investigation; seek: were searching for clues.

n.

1. An act of searching.
2. Law. The exercise of right of search.

idiom:

search me Slang.

1. Used by a speaker to indicate that he or she does not have an answer to a question just asked.

[Middle English serchen, from Anglo-Norman sercher, variant of Old French cerchier, from Latin circāre, to go around, from Latin circus, circle, from Greek krikos, kirkos.]

searchable search'a·ble adj.
searcher search'er n.

To seek a particular sequence of characters by working through a file on the screen. It is a function of an editor, which is a computer program that enables the user to sit at a terminal or a keyboard, view the contents of a file, Scroll, add material, or make other changes.

verb

1. To try to find something: cast about, hunt, look, quest, seek. See seek/avoid.
2. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed: frisk, inspect. Slang shake down. See investigate.

noun

1. A thorough search of a place or persons: frisk. Slang shakedown. See investigate.
2. An attempting to accomplish or attain: pursuing, pursuit, quest. See seek/avoid.

Idioms beginning with search:
search me

In addition to the idiom beginning with search, also see high and low, search; in search of.

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n

Definition: seeking to find something
Antonyms: finding

v

Definition: seek to find something
Antonyms: find

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
Scan, Examine, Act, Review, Connect, And Hunt	Academic & Science->Universities Community->Law
Screening Elders To Access Referrals Care And Health	Medical->Hospitals
Search Envisioned As Relation And Class Hierarchizing	Computing->Databases
Seek Evaluate Analyze Research Challenge And Hypothesize	Business->General
Seeking Employment And Renewing Christian Hope	Community->Religion
Self Employed Arts Related Contractors For Hire	Business->Positions
Sexism Ethnicity Ageism Racism Culturalism And Homophobia	Community->Law
South East Area Rochester Churches For Habitat	Community->Religion
Southwestern Endangered Aridland Resource Clearing House	Governmental->Environmental
Students Excited About Reaching Challenging Heights	Community->Educational
Students Experiencing Appropriate Research And Creative Happenings	Community->Educational
Study of Environmental Arctic Change	Academic & Science->Ocean Science
Supernatural Entity Anomaly Research & Cryptid Hunters	Miscellaneous

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(DOD) 1. An operation to locate an enemy force known or believed to be at sea. 2. A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within visibility. 3. To distribute gunfire over an area in depth by successive changes in gun elevation.

IN BRIEF: To look for.

Search others for virtues, thyself for thy vices. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American statesman.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - søge, gennemsøge, eftersøge, ransage, visitere, efterforske
v. intr. - lede efter, søge
n. - eftersøgning, undersøgelse, gennemsøgning, søgen, leden, husundersøgelse, ransagelse, visitation

idioms:

• search engine    søgemaskine
• Search me    det aner jeg ikke, det må du ikke spørge mig om
• search out    opspore, finde, finde frem til
• search warrant    ransagningskendelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoeken, doorzoeken, fouilleren, huiszoeking, speurtocht, fouillering

Français (French)
v. tr. - fouiller, perquisitionner dans, chercher dans (la mémoire), examiner (attentivement), scruter, (Comput) rechercher dans
v. intr. - chercher, fouiller, fouiller dans, examiner (un dossier), (Comput) rechercher
n. - recherche, fouille, (Jur) perquisition, (Comput) recherche

idioms:

• search engine    moteur perpétuel
• Search me    aucune idée (excl), je n'en sais rien (excl)
• search out    découvrir
• search warrant    (Jur) mandat de perquisition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Suche, Durchsuchung
v. - suchen, erforschen, durchsuchen

idioms:

• search engine    Suchmaschine
• Search me    keine Ahnung
• search out    aufspüren
• search warrant    Durchsuchungsbefehl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναζήτηση, έρευνα, ψάξιμο
v. - αναζητώ, ερευνώ, ψάχνω

idioms:

• search engine    (Η/Υ) μηχανή/πρόγραμμα αναζήτησης
• Search me    μακάρι να ήξερα!
• search out    αναζητώ, ψάχνω, ξετρυπώνω
• search warrant    (νομ.) ένταλμα (κατ' οίκον) έρευνας

Italiano (Italian)
cercare, perquisire, ricerca, perquisizione

idioms:

• Search me!    chi lo sa!
• search out    scovare
• search warrant    mandato di perquisizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - procura (f), pesquisa (f), indagação (f)
v. - procurar

idioms:

• Search me!    revistar-me
• search out    procurar
• search warrant    mandado de busca

Русский (Russian)
поиск, обыск, расследование, исследование, искать, производить обыск, досматривать, внимательно изучать, исследовать, проникать, разведывать, вести огонь с рассеиванием в глубину

idioms:

• Search me!    почем я знаю, понятия не имею
• search out    разыскать
• search warrant    ордер на обыск

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - buscar, cachear, registrar, inquirir, investigar
v. intr. - buscar, cachear, registrar, inquirir, investigar
n. - búsqueda, pesquisas, registro, cacheo

idioms:

• search engine    (comp) motor de búsqueda
• Search me    ¡yo qué sé!, ¡a mí que me registren!, regístreme
• search out    descubrir
• search warrant    orden de registro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sökande, letande, forskning, efterspaning, skallgång, genomsökning, husrannsakan, husundersökning, visitation
v. - söka, leta, undersöka, leta igenom, söka igenom, gå skallgång, kroppsvisitera, rannsaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
搜查, 细看, 在...中搜寻, 仔细检查, 探究, 搜寻, 调查, 查究

idioms:

• search engine    关键字搜寻套装软件
• Search me    我可不知道
• search out    找到
• search warrant    搜索证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 搜查, 細看, 在...中搜尋, 仔細檢查
v. intr. - 搜查, 探究, 搜尋, 調查
n. - 搜尋, 查究

idioms:

• search engine    關鍵字搜尋套裝軟體
• Search me    我可不知道
• search out    找到
• search warrant    搜索證

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (장소를) 찾다, (바람, 추위 등이) 스며들다, (상처, 감정 따위를) 살피다
v. intr. - 찾다, 조사하다, 파헤치다
n. - 탐색, 조사, (컴퓨터) 찾기

idioms:

• search out    찾아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 捜す, 身体検査をする, 探る, 詮索する, たどる
n. - 捜索, 調査

idioms:

• Search me!    私は潔白だ!:!:ワタシハケッパクダ!
• search out    捜し出す
• search warrant    捜索令状

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بحث, تفتيش (فعل) يبحث, يفتش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיפש, חדר‬
v. intr. - ‮בדק בקפידה‬
n. - ‮חיפוש, חקירה, חדירה‬

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