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(sûr′chĭng)adj.
1. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing: a searching investigation of their past dealings.
2. Keenly observant: searching insights.
search′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | searchingly - in a searching manner; "`Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly" |
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Translations
بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه
pátravě
fürkészõen
meî rannsakandi augnaráîi
pátravo
araştırarak
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(səːtʃ) verb1. (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.
2. (of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods. He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.
noun an act of searching. His search did not take long.
ˈsearcher nounˈsearching adjective
trying to find out the truth by careful examination. He gave me a searching look.
ˈsearchingly adverbˈsearchlight noun
a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky.
search party a group of people looking for a missing person. When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out.
search warrant a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc.
in search of searching for. We went in search of a restaurant.
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