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searchto look for someone or something carefully

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to look for someone or something carefully

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɜːrtʃ/

Korean meaning: 찾다, 수색하다

Korean pronunciation: 서치 (강세: 서치)

Example Sentences

  • My mom can search through my room faster than Google searches the internet.
  • I spent an hour searching for my glasses while they were on my head.
  • Students often search for the easiest classes during course registration.

search

VERB

//sɜːrtʃ//

to look for someone or something carefully

search concept
💡 Concept

She searches carefully for her lost keys.

search rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

After careful research and search, the answer begins to emerge.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɜːrtʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/sɜːtʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootsearch

Origin

고대 프랑스어 'cerchier'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '둘러싸다, 원을 그리다'는 의미였습니다. 마치 원을 그리며 주변을 샅샅이 뒤지는 모습에서 '찾다'는 현재의 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

urchurchperchbirch
urch
urch
perch
birch

🔗Collocations

search engine
search for
job search
search warrant
extensive search
search party

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom can search through my room faster than Google searches the internet.

😄 Fun example

I spent an hour searching for my glasses while they were on my head.

Students often search for the easiest classes during course registration.

Police searched the building for evidence.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

look forseekhuntexploreinvestigate

Antonyms

finddiscoverlocate

Related

researchexamineinspectbrowsescan

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