Word Image
plural: searches
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: an act of searching; an attempt to get, find, or seek out
verb: to go through or look carefully and thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something; to find or come to know by or as if by careful investigation or examination; to use a computer to find information in (as a database, network, or website)
Word Family
searched
searching
searcher
searchable
searchingly
searchlight
research
Sentences
The divers have been searching the wreckage all day.
I searched for the papers all through my desk.
The other hikers went in search of help for their injured friend.
The police searched her for concealed weapons.
She searched for the information on the internet.
We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
I ran a quick search for the file on my computer.
This restaurant came up in my search online for seafood.
He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion.
The guard searched him before he could enter the courtroom.
Exercises
