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Pronunciation: [/sɝt͡ʃ/]

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search: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use search in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “information retrieval”

(verb) to look for something carefully or thoroughly in order to find it. It's like when you're trying to find your favorite toy in your room by looking in all the places you think it might be.

Example

She searched for her lost keys in every room of the house.

Example

He didn't search for the answer in the book, so he couldn't find it.

Example

Did you search for your missing socks in the laundry basket?

Context: “online browsing”

(noun) an activity of looking up information, websites, or data on the internet using a search engine. Just like when you try to find videos of your favorite animals on the computer.

Example

I did a quick search on the internet to find a good recipe for chocolate cake.

Example

She couldn't find the right information in the search results.

Example

How many websites did you visit during your search for information?

How to pronounce search

Pronunciation: [/sɝt͡ʃ/]

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