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/sɝt͡ʃ/ verb B1- To look in (a place) for something. · I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.
- To look thoroughly. · The police are searching for evidence in his flat.
- To put a phrase into a search engine, especially one besides Google. · I searched "Paris Hilton" and found lots of unflattering stories.
Plural search · He/she/it searches · Past searched · Past participle searched · -ing form searching
Verb forms
- Base form
- search
- He/she/it
- searches
- Past
- searched
- Past participle
- searched
- -ing form
- searching
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I searched the caverns up and down,
Morrel, Danglars and Caderousse were despatched in search of the bridegroom to convey to him the intelligence of the arrival of the important personage whose coming had created such a lively sensation, and to beseech him to make haste.
He rose up and shook himself in great wrath, and searched every corner of his den to find the Mouse.
“When you search a single column for words with which to express your meaning, you can hardly expect to get everything you want.
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