search

search  (sûrch)

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.

a. To examine in order to find something lost or concealed.

b. 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

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

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[Middle English serchen, from Anglo-Norman sercher, variant of Old French cerchier, from Latin circre, to go around, from Latin circus, circle, from Greek krikos, kirkos; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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searcha·ble adj.

searcher n.

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search

Verb

1. to look through (a place) thoroughly in order to find someone or something

2. to examine (a person) for hidden objects

3. to look at or examine (something) closely: I searched my heart for one good thing she had done

4. search out to find by searching

5. to make a search

6. search me Informal I don't know

Noun

an attempt to find something by looking somewhere [Old French cerchier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	search - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone hunting, hunt activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" exploration - a careful systematic search foraging, forage - the act of searching for food and provisions frisk, frisking - the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk" looking for, looking - the act of searching visually manhunt - an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) seeking, quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" ransacking, rummage - a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis" scouring - moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing" shakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
	2.	search - an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search" investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
	3.	search - an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup" lookup operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
	4.	search - the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful" hunt - an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines" pursuance, quest, pursuit - a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
	5.	search - boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search" examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Verb	1.	search - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" look for, seek dredge, drag - search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost finger - search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" fumble, grope - feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" divine - search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water" surf, browse - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" leave no stone unturned - search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer" hunt - seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" gather - look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" scour - examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive" seek out - look for a specific person or thing quest after, quest for, go after, pursue - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" fish, angle - seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" grub - search about busily feel - grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
	2.	search - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" look hunt - search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests" examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" cruise - look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park" prospect - search for something desirable; "prospect a job" horn in, nose, poke, pry, intrude - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
	3.	search - inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" explore, research prospect - explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals google - search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine; "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day" mapquest - search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program; "you can just mapquest the restaurant" re-explore - explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism" beat about, cast about, cast around - search anxiously investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
	4.	search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" raid - search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator" frisk - search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport" strip-search - search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes; "He was strip-searched at the airport" scan - make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky" rifle, go - go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" rummage - search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers" comb, ransack - search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

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search

verb 1. examine, check, investigate, explore, probe, inspect, comb, inquire, sift, scour, ferret, pry, ransack, forage, scrutinize, turn upside down, rummage through, frisk (informal) cast around, rifle through, leave no stone unturned, turn inside out, fossick Austral., N.Z. go over with a fine-tooth comb

noun 2. hunt, look, inquiry, investigation, examination, pursuit, quest, going-over (informal) inspection, exploration, scrutiny, rummage

search for something or someone look for, seek, hunt for, pursue, go in search of, cast around for, go in pursuit of, go in quest of, ferret around for, look high and low for

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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.

Translations

search [səːtʃ] n (for person, thing) → busca, búsqueda; [of drawer, pockets] → registro (= inspection); reconocimiento

vt (= look in) → buscar en (= examine); examinar [+ person, place]; registrar;

(COMPUT) → buscar

vi to search for → buscar;

in search of → en busca de;

"search and replace" (COMPUT) → "buscar y reemplazar"

search through vt fus → registrar

search [səːtʃ] n (for person, thing), (Comput) → recherche(s) f(pl) [of drawer, pockets]; fouille f;

(Law) (at sb's home) → perquisition f

vt → fouiller (= examine); examiner minutieusement; scruter

vi to search for → chercher;

in search of → à la recherche de;

"search and replace" (Comput) → "rechercher et remplacer"

search through vt fus → fouiller

search [səːtʃ] n → Suche f;

(inspection) → Durchsuchung f;

(Comput) → Suchlauf m

vt → durchsuchen;

(mind, memory) → durchforschen

vi to search for → suchen nach;

"search and replace" (Comput) → "suchen und ersetzen";

in search of → auf der Suche nach

search through search vt fus → durchsuchen

search [səːtʃ] n (for person, thing) → ricerca;

(of drawer, pockets) → esame m accurato;

(LAW) (at sb's home) → perquisizione f

vt → perlustrare, frugare (= scan, examine); esaminare minuziosamente;

(COMPUT) → ricercare

vi to search for → ricercare;

in search of → alla ricerca di;

"search and replace" (COMPUT) → "ricercare e sostituire"

search through vt fus → frugare

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search

v search [səːtʃ]

1 (often with for) to look for something by careful examination Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks. soek, deursoek يَبْحَث претърсвам hledat lede suchen ψάχνω να βρω κτ. buscar otsima جستجو كردن etsiä chercher לְחַפֵּש तलाश करना tražiti, tragati kutat mencari leita cercare 探す 찾다, 조사하다 (ap)ieškoti []meklēt cari zoeken lete/søke etter badać, szukać, przetrząsać procurar a căuta искать; разыскивать hľadať iskati tražiti söka, leta ค้นหา aramak 細查 шукати; розшукувати تلاش کرنا tìm kiếm 细查

2 (of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned. deursoek يَفْحَص، يَسْتَجْوِب обискирам pátrat kropsvisitere; undersøge untersuchen ψάχνω κπ., κάνω σωματική έρευνα cachear, registrar läbi otsima تجسس كردن tutkia fouiller לְחַפֵּש pretražiti, pretresti nyomoz; átkutat; megmotoz memeriksa leita á (e-m) perquisire 調べる 수색하다 apieškoti, iškratyti pārmeklēt; izkratīt memeriksa fouilleren gjennomsøke, foreta husundersøkelse rewidować revistar a examina обыскивать pátrať preiskovati pretražiti söka igenom, kroppsvisitera ค้นตัว üstünü aramak, arama yapmak 搜查 обшукувати تلاشی لینا lục soát 搜查

n

an act of searching His search did not take long. soektog تَفْتيش търсене pátrání eftersøgning die Suche έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ψάξιμο búsqueda, registro, cacheo otsimine, kontroll بازرسي etsintä, tarkastus recherche חִיפּוּש traženje, istraživanje keresés, kutatás pencarian leit ricerca 捜査 조사, 수색 ieškojimas, krata meklēšana pencarian gezoek leting, saumfaring; husundersøkelse rewizja, szukanie busca cercetare; căutare поиск(и) pátranie iskanje potraga sökande, letande การค้นหา; การค้นตัว arama 搜查 пошуки, розшук تلاشی sự lục soát 搜查

n ˈsearcher

soeker باحِث търсач pátrač eftersøgningsmandskab der/die Sucher(in) ερευνητής buscador uurija جوينده etsijä chercheur/-euse מְחַפֵּש खोजने वाला tražilac, tragalac kereső, kutató, vizsgáló pencari rannsakandi; leitarmaður ricercatore, ricercatrice, investigatore, investigatrice 探す人 조사자[] ieškotojas meklētājs pencari (onder)zoeker en som leter/ransaker badacz, szperacz investigador cercetător лицо, производящее обыск pátrač raziskovalec tragač sökare ผู้ค้นหา araştırıcı 搜查者 шукач مفتش dụng cụ dò tìm 搜查者

adj ˈsearching

trying to find out the truth by careful examination He gave me a searching look. ondersoekend فاحِص изпитателен zkoumavý undersøgende forschend (δι)ερευνητικός penetrante uuriv جستجوگر tutkiva scrutateur חָקִירָה प्रचण्ड, खोज के लिए उत्सुक koji traži, pronicav, temeljit fürkésző menyelidik rannsakandi indagatore 探るような 수색하는 tiriantis pētījošs mencari onderzoekend undersøkende badawczy penetrante iscoditor тщательный; изучающий skúmavý preiskujoč prodoran forskande ที่พินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırıcı, meraklı (目光)銳利的 допитливий تفتیش tinh tế （目光）锐利的

adv ˈsearchingly

ondersoekend بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه изпитателно pátravě undersøgende forschend (δι)ερευνητικά de manera penetrante uurivalt جستجوگرانه tutkivasti d'un œil scrutateur בְּמַבַּט בּוֹחֵן प्रचण्डता से, उत्सुक्तापूर्वक, भेदकता से pronicavo, temeljito fürkészően dengan menyelidik með rannsakandi augnaráði con aria indagatrice 探るように 면밀히 tiriamai pētījoši; meklējot dengan mencari onderzoekend undersøkende, forskende badawczo penetrantemente iscoditor; amănunţit тщательно pátravo preiskujoče prodorno på ett forskande sätt อย่างพินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırarak 徹底地 допитливо مفتشانہ انداز میں tinh tế 彻底地

n ˈsearchlight

a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky. soeklig نور كَشّاف прожектор světlomet søgelys der Suchscheinwerfer δυνατός προβολέας για τον εντοπισμό εχθρικών αεροσκαφών reflector, proyector helgiheitja نورافكن valonheitin projecteur זְרַקוֹר खोज-बत्ती reflektor keresőlámpa lampu sorot leitarljós; kastljós proiettore, riflettore サーチライト 탐조등 prožektorius prožektors lampu cari zoeklicht søkelys, lyskaster reflektor szperacz holofote proiector прожектор svetlomet žaromet reflektor strålkastare, sökarljus ไฟฉาย ışıldak, projektör 探照燈(光) прожектор تیز برقی روشنی đèn pha rọi 探照灯（光）

search party

a group of people looking for a missing person When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out. soekgeselskap فِرقَة التَّفْتيش عن شَخْص ضائِع спасителен отряд pátrací skupina eftersøgningshold der Suchtrupp ομάδα αναζήτησης αγνοούμενων equipo de rescate otsingusalk گروه تجسس etsintäpartio de secours expédition צֶווֶת חִיפּוּש अन्वेषक दल tragalačka ekipa, potraga mentőosztag regu pencari leitarflokkur (squadra di soccorso) 捜索隊 수색대 paieškos grupė meklēšanas/glābšanas grupa kumpulan pencari reddingsploeg letemannskaper, manngard ekipa ratunkowa expedição de socorro echipă de salvare поисковая группа pátracia skupina reševalna ekipa spasilačka ekipa spaningspatrull, skallgångsfolk กลุ่มคนที่ค้นหาผู้สูญหาย arama ekibi 搜索救援隊(組) пошукова група تفتیشی ٹولی đội tìm kiếm 搜索救援队（组）

search warrant

a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc. soeklasbrief أمْر رَسْمي بالتَّفْتيش заповед за обиск povolení k domovní prohlídce ransagningskendelse der Hausdurchsuchungsbefehl ένταλμα έρευνας orden de registro läbiotsimisluba حكم بازرسي kotietsintälupa mandat de perquisition צַו חִיפּוּש तलाशी अधि-पत्र nalog za premetačinu házkutatási engedély perintah penggeledahan húsleitarheimild mandato di perquisizione 捜査令状 가택 수색 영장 kratos orderis kratīšanas orderis waran geledah machtiging tot huiszoeking ransakingsordre nakaz rewizji mandado de busca man­dat de percheziţie ордер на обыск povolenie na domovú prehliadku nalog za preiskavo nalog za pretres husrannsakningsorder หมายอนุญาตให้ตำรวจเข้าค้นบ้าน arama emri 搜查證 ордер на обшук تلاشی کا سرکاری حکمنامہ lệnh khám nhà 搜查证

in search of

searching for We went in search of a restaurant. in die soeke na, op soek na بَحْثا عَن в търсене hledat ud for at lede efter; på jagt efter auf der Suche nach σε αναζήτηση en busca de otsima در جستجويپ etsimään, etsimässä à la recherche de חִיפוּש אַחֲרֵי की तलाश में u potrazi za (vminek/vkinek a) keresésére (indul stb.) mencari í leit að alla ricerca di ～を探して ...을 찾아서 ieškodamas meklējumos; meklējot mencari op zoek naar på jakt etter w poszukiwaniu à procura de în căutarea... в поисках hľadať iskati (kaj) u potrazi på jakt efter การค้นหา ...-in peşinde, aramaya 尋找 у пошуках تلاش میں để tìm kiếm ai/cái gì 寻找