Search

Quick meaning: Search is a noun / verb meaning to look carefully for someone or something; an attempt to find information or an item.

Meaning

to look carefully for someone or something; an attempt to find information or an item.

More Meanings

1. To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
2. To examine a place, collection, or source for information.
3. An act or process of trying to find something.

Example Sentences

I used the site search to find the word.

They searched the room for the missing key.

The search produced several useful results.

Word Forms

• searches
• searched
• searching
• searcher (noun)

Synonyms for search

Depending on context, synonyms include seek, examine, hunt.

Antonyms for search

Common opposites include ignore, overlook.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include searcher, searching, research.

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Usage

Search can be a verb for trying to find something or a noun for the process or results of looking.

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