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search through — phr verb Search through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debris, ↑document, ↑handbag, ↑record, ↑rubble … Collocations dictionary
search — ▪ I. search search 1 [sɜːtʆ ǁ sɜːrtʆ] noun 1. [countable] an attempt to find someone or something, usually one that takes a lot of time: search for • Their offer ended a five month search for a buyer for the company. • Graduates in debt simply… … Financial and business terms
search — I n. 1) to conduct, make a search 2) a careful, exhaustive, painstaking, thorough search 3) a fruitless search 4) a body; literature search 5) a search for (the search for truth) 6) in search of 7) (misc.) (legal) unwarranted search and seizure… … Combinatory dictionary
search */*/*/ — I UK [sɜː(r)tʃ] / US [sɜrtʃ] noun Word forms search : singular search plural searches 1) a) [countable] an attempt to find something Despite a thorough search, they found no drugs on him. search for: The authorities carried out several air… … English dictionary
search — search1 W2S3 [sə:tʃ US sə:rtʃ] n 1.) [C usually singular] an attempt to find someone or something search for ▪ Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors. search of ▪ a search of the area ▪ The police have already carried out a search . ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
search engine — a computer program that searches documents, esp. on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or phrase and provides a list of documents in which this word or phrase is found. [1990 95] * * * Tool for finding information, especially on the… … Universalium
search — search1 [ sɜrtʃ ] noun count *** 1. ) an attempt to find something: Despite a thorough search, they found no drugs on him. search for: The authorities carried out several air searches for survivors of the crash. search of: The police have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
search — Synonyms and related words: analysis, angle for, ask for, beat, beat about for, beat the bushes, burrow, cast about, chase, check, chivy, comb, delve, delve for, delve into, dig, dig for, dig into, dog, domiciliary visit, dragnet, enquiry,… … Moby Thesaurus
search — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) an attempt to find someone or something (+ for): Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors | in search of (=looking for): Mario went off in search of some matches. | call off a search (=stop looking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
search — {{11}}search (n.) early 15c., right to investigate illegal activity; examination of records, wills, etc.; a search through an area or a place, from O.Fr. cherche, from cerchier (see SEARCH (Cf. search) (v.)). {{12}}search (v.) early 14c., from… … Etymology dictionary
