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noun

/sɜːt͡ʃ/

Word Frequency: 54.4

Definitions

1.nounAn attempt to find something.

"With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."

2.nounThe act of searching in general.

"Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently."

3.verbTo look in (a place) for something.

"I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

4.verb(followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

"The police are searching for evidence in his flat."

5.verbTo look for, seek.

6.verbTo probe or examine (a wound).

7.verbTo examine; to try; to put to the test.

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