search

/sɜrtʃ/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
searches
past
searched
past participle
searched
gerund
searching

Meaning

  1. buscar

    • Police search the area.

      La policía busca en la zona.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

seek

Search is the everyday, often physical word for looking for something; seek is more formal and abstract (to seek the truth, to seek help).

Similar in other languages

German

erforschen

Close — searching relates to exploring, researching.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa search?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Police ___ the area.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a search?

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