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search out
search S0193200 (sûrch) v. searched, search·ing, search·es v. tr. 1. To move around in, go through, or look through in an effort to find something: searched the room for her missing earring; searched the desk for a pen. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation of; probe: search one's conscience for the right thing to do. 3. To seek data matching a word, phrase, or pattern of characters in: searched the internet for information about ostriches. 4. Law To examine (a person or property) for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. v. intr. 1. To search a place or space in order to find something: searched all afternoon for my wallet. 2. To make a careful examination or investigation: searching for the right words to say. 3. To use a search engine or other software to find any data matching a particular pattern. 4. Law To make a search for evidence. n. 1. An act of searching. 2. Law The examination of a person or property, as by a law enforcement officer, for the purpose of discovering evidence of a crime. 3. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that rapidly advances or reverses the playing of a recording. Phrasal Verb: search out To seek to find or come to know by examination: sought out the answer in a history book. Idiom: search me Slang Used by a speaker to indicate that he or she does not have an answer to a question just asked.
[Middle English serchen, from Anglo-Norman sercher, variant of Old French cerchier, from Latin circāre, to go around, from Latin circus, circle, from Greek krikos, kirkos; see sker-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
search′a·ble adj. search′er n. Translationssearch out
search outTo hunt, seek, or try to discover someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "search" and "out." We've been searching out locations to shoot our new film. I have to search Sarah out to get the administrator password to the computer.See also: out, searchsearch someone or something outto seek and find someone or something. I will search Fred out. I know he's here somewhere. We have to search out the key to the safe-deposit box.See also: out, searchsearch outv. To seek and find someone or something: I managed to search out an old jazz album. She lost his address, but she was able to search him out using the Internet.See also: out, search |