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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Searched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Searching.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.
     chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,
     around. See Circle.]
     1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding
        something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
        ``Search the Scriptures.'' --John v. 39.
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              They are come to search the house.    --Shak.
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              Search me, O God, and know my heart.  --Ps. cxxxix.
                                                    23.
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     2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
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              I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
                                                    --Ezek. xxxiv.
                                                    11.
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              Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.
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     3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to
        probe; as, to search a wound.
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     4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.
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     To search out, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,
        to search out truth.
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     Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry
          into; inquire.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Search \Search\, v. i.
     To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration,
     or examination; to hunt.
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           Once more search with me.                --Shak.
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           It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the
           matter, and searched into all the particulars. --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See Search, v. t.]
     The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;
     pursuit for finding something; examination.
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           Thus the orb he roamed
           With narrow search, and with inspection deep
           Considered every creature.               --Milton.
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           Nor did my search of liberty begin
           Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     Right of search (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully
        commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine
        and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for
        the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
  
     Search warrant (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing
        an examination or search of a house, or other place, for
        goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
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     Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;
          research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Search \Search\, v. i.
     To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration,
     or examination; to hunt.
  
           Once more search with me.                --Shak.
  
           It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the
           matter, and searched into all the particulars. --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See Search, v. t.]
     The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;
     pursuit for finding something; examination.
  
           Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with
           inspection deep Considered every creature. --Milton.
  
           Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs
           were changed upon my chin.               --Dryden.
  
     Right of search (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully
        commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine
        and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for
        the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
  
     Search warrant (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing
        an examination or search of a house, or other place, for
        goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
  
     Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;
          research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Searched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Searching.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.
     chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,
     around. See Circle.]
     1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding
        something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
        ``Search the Scriptures.'' --John v. 39.
  
              They are come to search the house.    --Shak.
  
              Search me, O God, and know my heart.  --Ps. cxxxix.
                                                    23.
  
     2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
  
              I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
                                                    --Ezek. xxxiv.
                                                    11.
  
              Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.
  
     3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to
        probe; as, to search a wound.
  
     4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.
  
     To search out, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,
        to search out truth.
  
     Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry
          into; inquire.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  search
       n 1: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find
            something or someone [syn: hunt, hunting]
       2: an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the
          ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the
          search"
       3: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of
          items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to
          do a table lookup" [syn: lookup]
       4: the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a
          move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
       5: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of
          search"
       v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence
            of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are
            searching for the missing man in the entire county"
            [syn: seek, look for]
       2: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the
          child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect
          gift!" [syn: look]
       3: inquire into [syn: research, explore]
       4: subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We
          searched the whole house for the missing keys"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αναζήτηση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αναζητώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     n.
     An attempt to find something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
     2 (lb en intransitive followed by "for") To look
  thoroughly.
     3 (lb en transitive now rare) To look for, seek.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
     5 (lb en obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Search
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     n.
     An attempt to find something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
     2 (lb en intransitive followed by "for") To look
  thoroughly.
     3 (lb en transitive now rare) To look for, seek.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
     5 (lb en obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Search
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     n.
     An attempt to find something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
     2 (lb en intransitive followed by "for") To look
  thoroughly.
     3 (lb en transitive now rare) To look for, seek.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
     5 (lb en obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Search
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     n.
     An attempt to find something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
     2 (lb en intransitive followed by "for") To look
  thoroughly.
     3 (lb en transitive now rare) To look for, seek.
     4 (lb en transitive obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
     5 (lb en obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Search
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     Englanti n.
     etsintä, hakea, haku (jotta löydettäisiin)
     Englanti vb.
     etsiä, hakea (löytääkseen)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  search
     Engelska n.
     1 sök
     2 sökning
     Engelska vb.
     1 söka (i), leta (i)
     2 söka, leta efter

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  search /sˈɜːtʃ/
  afsoek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Search /sˈɜːtʃ/
  البحث

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  search //sɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ// //sɜːt͡ʃ// //sɝt͡ʃ// 
  тъ́рсене
  an attempt to find something

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  search //sɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ// //sɜːt͡ʃ// //sɝt͡ʃ// 
  1. търся
  (followed by "for") to look thoroughly
  2. претърсвам, тъ́рся
  to look throughout (a place) for something