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How to pronounce search in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms explore, research
Type of investigate, look into
Has types prospect, cast about, mapquest, google, beat about, re-explore, cast around
Derivation searcher


the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project.
He searched for information on his relatives on the web.
Type Words
Synonyms lookup
Type of operation
Type Words
Synonyms hunt, hunting
Type of activity
Has types shakedown, exploration, forage, foraging, frisk, frisking, looking, looking for, manhunt, quest, ransacking, rummage, scouring, seeking
Type Words
Synonyms look
Type of examine, see
Has types poke, pry, prospect, nose, intrude, hunt, horn in, cruise
Derivation searcher
Type Words
Synonyms look for, seek
Has types grope, browse, go after, pursue, quest after, quest for, gather, fumble, dredge, divine, fish, scour, finger, feel, seek out, shop, drag, surf, hunt, want, angle, grub, leave no stone unturned
Derivation searcher


The police are searching for clues.
They are searching for the missing man in the entire county.
Type Words
Type of investigation, investigating


a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing.
the outcome justified the search.
Type Words
Type of examination, scrutiny


right of search.
Type Words
Type of examine, see
Has types rummage, scan, go, comb, strip-search, raid, ransack, rifle, frisk
Derivation searcher


The police searched the suspect.
We searched the whole house for the missing keys.
Type Words
Type of higher cognitive process
Has types hunt, quest, pursuit, pursuance


his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful.

Examples of search

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We take pride in Google search and strive to make each and every search perfect.
From the techcrunch.com
You can also search by company name if you're interested in meeting someone new.
From the abcnews.go.com
Google Maps began offering a search feature last year for foreclosed properties.
From the abcnews.go.com
New general manager Sandy Alderson is emphasizing such experience in his search.
From the newsday.com
The governments of Cameroon, Congo and Gabon are helping the search, Smith said.
From the bloomberg.com
This type of search holds out hope of a cure, rather than simply extending life.
From the online.wsj.com
For that reason, K-State must now search for its niche in a difficult situation.
From the kansas.com
He also worked on improving search infrastructure and the search user interface.
From the techcrunch.com
What I want is for them to clean up the web and give me the best search results.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
  • Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
  • An investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
  • Search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
  • An operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"
  • Research: inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
  • Search is a rock band in Malaysia. It was founded in 1981 by Yazit (drum), Hillary Ang (guitar), Nasir (bass fuitar) and Zainal(guitar, singer). The group went through many line-up changes in its career, but the songs and music remained strong and unique among Malaysian and Singaporean fans. ...
  • Search and seizure is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person's property and confiscate any relevant evidence to the crime.
  • Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. ...