0 to look somewhere carefully in order to find something:
She searched his face for some sign of forgiveness, but it remained expressionless.
I've searched high and low (= everywhere), but I can't find my birth certificate.
The detectives searched the house from top to bottom (= all over it), but they found no sign of the stolen goods.
figurative She searched her mind/memory for the man's name, but she couldn't remember it.
figurative People who are searching after inner peace sometimes turn to religion.
Philosophers have searched for millennia but they haven't found the meaning of life.
3 the act or process of looking carefully in order to find something:
4 to look somewhere carefully in order to find something or someone:
search for sth/sb For the past six months, she has been unsuccessfully searching for a job.
search sth for sth We will search the market for the cheapest deal for you.
search among sth We have begun searching actively among many potential suppliers in order to identify the best product at the best price.
search through sth The regulators must be able to search through detailed records.
5 to look for information on a computer or on the internet:
search sth for sth She searched the Internet for information about the loans.
search (sth) by sth The database of executive branch workers can be searched by an employee's name.
search through sth The new file system will allow users to search through all their files at one time.
search on a word/phrase Search on the word "retrospective" and then filter the results.
6 to examine a place or a person carefully in order to find something or someone:
8 the action of looking for information on a computer or on the internet:
9 a careful examination of a place or a person in order to find something or someone:
We searched all morning for the missing papers and finally discovered them in a drawer.
The youths were dragged from their car and searched for weapons.
Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm.
After a three-day search on the mountain, they gave him up for dead.
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