search for — to try to find someone or something by looking carefully
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to try to find someone or something by looking carefully
Pronunciation (IPA): /sɜːrtʃ fɔːr/
Example Sentences
- My mom is still searching for her reading glasses that are on top of her head.
- Students search for excuses when they forget their homework.
- Scientists are searching for a cure for cancer.
search for
VERB[/sɜːrtʃ fɔːr/]
to try to find someone or something by looking carefully
Detectives search for clues across the dusty old mansion at midnight.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'cerchier' meaning to search or investigate, derived from Latin 'circare' meaning to go around or traverse, related to the word 'circle'.
Breakdown
search (from Old French cerchier, to look around) + for (Old English preposition indicating purpose or direction) = search for (to look around in order to find)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom is still searching for her reading glasses that are on top of her head.”
“Students search for excuses when they forget their homework.”
“Scientists are searching for a cure for cancer.”
“I've been searching for my soulmate, but all I found was my refrigerator.”
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