search

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɜːt͡ʃ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /sɝt͡ʃ/

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Verb

Plain form search

Third-person singular searches

Past tense searched

Past participle searched

Present participle searching

1. When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is.
   • Synonyms: examine, scan and investigate
   • Antonym: find

   I searched the whole room but I don't know where the book is.

Noun

Singular search

Plural searches

1. An attempt to find something.

   The search for the stolen jewelry was unsuccessful.

2. The act of searching, as in computers etc..

   Search engines have made using the internet easier.

Synonyms

• examination
• inspection
• investigation

Antonyms

• finding
• discovering