Search Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Search

Meaning 1 : inquire into

    Example : 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

    Synonyms : explore,  research
Meaning 2 : an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

    Synonyms : lookup
Meaning 3 : the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

    Synonyms : hunt,  hunting
Meaning 4 : search or seek

    Synonyms : look
Meaning 5 : try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

    Example : The police are searching for clues,They are searching for the missing man in the entire county

    Synonyms : look for,  seek
Meaning 6 : an investigation seeking answers

    Example : a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing,the outcome justified the search

Meaning 7 : boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

    Example : right of search

Meaning 8 : subject to a search

    Example : The police searched the suspect,We searched the whole house for the missing keys

Meaning 9 : the examination of alternative hypotheses

    Example : his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful

How to Pronounce Search

  • sɜrʧ