Search
Search
01
the process of looking for something or someone by carefully examining or investigating an area, object, or person
02
an investigation seeking answers
03
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
04
the examination of alternative hypotheses
05
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
to search
01
to look closely at something or someone in order to find something
Intransitive: to search for sth
02
to try to find something or someone by carefully looking or investigating
Transitive: to search an area
03
to search for information or content on the Internet using a search engine or other tools
Intransitive: to search for information or content
Transitive: to search the web or online resources for information
04
to inspect someone thoroughly to find hidden items
Transitive: to search sb
search
n
research
n
research
n
searchable
adj
searchable
adj
Example
The search focused on the immediate surroundings of the park.
Miners often panned the stream beds in search of gold flakes and nuggets.
The explorer crossed vast stretches of barren land in search of a lost city.
The political fugitive fled the oppressive regime in search of freedom and safety.
The burglars turned the house over in search of valuables.
