search

noun
sûrch

An attempt to find something.

Example

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

Other meanings

The act of searching in general.
“Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.”

Synonyms

hunt
hunting

Related words

research

Example sentences

“Do you mind if we search your vehicle?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The search for life in space continues.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We have just begun our search of the underworld.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "circō,".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “search” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.