to search
Verb · English
Meaning 1
to look thoroughly in order to find something or someone
(look for something)
Example
I search for recipes on Google.
Meaning 2
to examine a place or person thoroughly, especially in order to find something
(examine carefully)
Example
The police will search the premises for evidence.
Meaning 3
to use a computer system to find information
(computer search)
Example
You can search the internet for any topic.
Synonyms
seek, look for, hunt for, quest, explore
Grammar
- present simple
- i
- search
- you
- search
- he/she/it
- searches
- we
- search
- they
- search
- present continuous
- i
- am searching
- you
- are searching
- he/she/it
- is searching
- we
- are searching
- they
- are searching
- past simple
- i
- searched
- you
- searched
- he/she/it
- searched
- we
- searched
- they
- searched
- past continuous
- i
- was searching
- you
- were searching
- he/she/it
- was searching
- we
- were searching
- they
- were searching
- present perfect
- i
- have searched
- you
- have searched
- he/she/it
- has searched
- we
- have searched
- they
- have searched
- past perfect
- i
- had searched
- you
- had searched
- he/she/it
- had searched
- we
- had searched
- they
- had searched
- future simple
- i
- will search
- you
- will search
- he/she/it
- will search
- we
- will search
- they
- will search
- infinitive
- to search
- gerund
- searching
- past participle
- searched