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(/sɜːt͡ʃ/)

noun

▪️ An attempt to find something.

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


▪️ The act of searching in general.

Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.


verb

▪️ To look in (a place) for something.

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


▪️ (followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

The police are searching for evidence in his flat.


▪️ To look for, seek.


▪️ To probe or examine (a wound).


▪️ To examine; to try; to put to the test.


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