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Transitive VerbIntransitive Verb[C/U] Both
pl: searchespast: searchedpp: searcheding: searching

This word carries a sense of systematic investigation or rigorous scrutiny. It suggests a purposeful, often exhaustive effort to uncover something that is not immediately visible, whether it is a physical object in a room or a piece of data in a digital archive. While "look for" is casual and general, "search" implies a higher level of intensity or a formalized process. It often evokes a feeling of urgency or authority, such as in legal warrants or emergency rescue operations.

Countable when referring to a specific instance of looking, like a police search. Uncountable when referring to the general activity of seeking information.

💬Conversación Casual

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Leo is in his room gaming while David is in the home office.
David Smith

I'm doing a deep-dive search for your charger. Where's it at?

David Smith
Leo Smith
Leo Smith

it's literally right there. stop capping.

💡
David attempts to sound professional and 'techy' by using the corporate term 'deep-dive' to describe simply looking for a cable. Leo responds with 'capping', a Gen Z slang term meaning 'lying', showing his cynical attitude toward his father's dramatic phrasing.

Meanings

Transitive Verb
[someone][something]

To examine a place, person, or object carefully to find something hidden or lost.

"The police began to search the building for evidence."

Intransitive Verb

To look through a place or area in order to find someone or something.

"They searched for hours before finding the missing keys."

Noun

The act of looking through a place or examining a person/object to find something.

"A search of the premises revealed several stolen items."

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