Definition
to search for (something): to try to find, to look for, to hunt for (something)
Last time I talked to Luna, she was still searching for a housemate. I wonder if she has found one now.
a search: a hunt, an organized look for something
- "Good luck with your search!"
- "If you just give me a second while I search our database... Okay, it looks like your server is down at our data center, scheduled for delivery on the 26th."
- "Give me a word to search for!"
- "So that concludes this month's search through suggestion box."
- "Delavigne and Stink visited the Coliseum of Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, walked along the Great Wall of China and spent a confusing weekend in Amsterdam. Eventually, Bruno arrived in the jungles of the Amazon, still searching for the cure to his Anosmia."
- "Security guard : Hold on sir, I'm just going to do a quick search."
- "Delavigne and Stink visited the Colosseum of Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, walked along the Great Wall of China and spent a confusing weekend in Amsterdam. Eventually Bruno arrived in the jungles of the Amazon, still searching for the cure to his Anosmia."
- "I wish you the best of luck with your search for employment."
- "Search for hotels with four stars"
- "Meanwhile, Bruno put on his best suit and went door-to-door searching for distributors for the new Delavigne fragrances."
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