transitive. To consult or refer to (a book, a particular passage in a book, or an author). Also: to search for (a word, fact, etc.) in a book, source…

To search, examine, consult (a book, register, etc.). Cf. 1c. Obsolete.

transitive. In early use: †to consult (a book, source of information, etc.) (obsolete). In later use: to search for (an item of information), or…

To ask advice of, seek counsel from; to have recourse to for instruction, guidance, or professional… spec. To refer to (a book or author); to…

transitive. To fish over (a ground) with a trawl-net; in quots. figurative.

To search (literature, a text, a list, etc.) quickly or systematically for particular information or features.

transitive. To evaluate or analyse (something, esp. as one of a number of subjects) to determine its quality, potential usefulness, or suitability…