search
Pronunciation:
/sɜːt͡ʃ//sɝt͡ʃ/noun
Definitions
An attempt to find something.
Example: With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.
The act of searching in general.
Example: Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.
verb
Definitions
To look in (a place) for something.
Example: I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.
(followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
Example: The police are searching for evidence in his flat.
To look for, seek.
To probe or examine (a wound).