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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
Examples
- "Search for hotels with four stars"
- "I really apologize for the delay, but I've been working non-stop lately on reconfiguring the network, and I didn't have a chance to search for the keyboard until this afternoon."
- "Many thanks for your email regarding your search for a new apartment to rent."
- "Security guard : Hold on sir, I'm just going to do a quick search."
- "Meanwhile, Bruno put on his best suit and went door-to-door searching for distributors for the new Delavigne fragrances."
- "Are you searching for that special person to share your life with?"
- "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."
- "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."
- "Kevin Connors: Found him in the break room, on his hands and knees, searching for loose change under the coffee machine."
- "I wish you the best of luck with your search for employment."
- "Good luck with your search!"
- "Delavigne and Stink visited the Coliseum of Rome, the pyramids in 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."
- "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."
- "So that concludes this month's search through suggestion box."
- "Give me a word to search for!"
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