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Search: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：look for (search)
search
/sɜːrtʃ/
v. & n.
to look carefully for something you want or need.
look for
➕
/lʊk fɔːr/
v. & n.
To examine a place, person, or thing carefully in order to find something that is missing or needed.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Latin 'circare' (to go around) → Old French 'cerchier'. Root implies circling to find.
💡 Mnemonic
Search sounds like 'circle' — you circle around to find something.
📖 Example
I had to search all my pockets before I finally found my bus card.
I had to search all my pockets before I finally found my bus card.
🔗 Collocations
search for – to try to find something or someone
search through – to examine all parts of something carefully
search out – to find something by searching
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
searcher (n.) – a person who searches
searchable (adj.) – able to be searched
searchingly (adv.) – in a way that searches thoroughly
📖 Cultural Story
Derived from Latin 'circare' (to go around), used in Roman patrols. Old French 'cerchier' brought it to English. Now common for web searches.
Meaning 2：online search (search)
search
/sɜːrtʃ/
v. & n.
the act of looking for something, or the process of doing this, especially online.
online search
➕
/ˈɑːnlaɪn sɜːrtʃ/
v. & n.
The act of looking for information, especially using a search engine on the internet.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
A quick search on the web gave me several good recipes for banana bread.
A quick search on the web gave me several good recipes for banana bread.
🔗 Collocations
web search – a search on the internet
search engine – a program that searches for items in a database
search result – the outcome of a search query
🔄 Synonyms
query (n.) – a request for information from a database
inquiry (n.) – a search for knowledge or information
investigation (n.) – a systematic search or examination
🚫 Antonyms
ignorance (n.) – lack of knowledge or information
🌱 Derivatives
searchable (adj.) – able to be searched
searcher (n.) – a person who searches
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