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searchOne entry found. Main Entry: 1search Pronunciation: \ˈsÉ™rch\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English cerchen, from Anglo-French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about — more at circum- Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: as a : to examine in seeking something <searched the north field> b : to look through or explore by inspecting possible places of concealment or investigating suspicious circumstances c : to read thoroughly : check; especially : to examine a public record or register for information about <search land titles> d : to examine for articles concealed on the person e : to look at as if to discover or penetrate intention or nature — search·able \ˈsÉ™r-chÉ™-bÉ™l\ adjective — search·er noun — search·ing·ly \-chiÅ‹-lÄ“\ adverb  Learn more about "searched"Learn more about "searched" and related topics at Britannica.com |
