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Searches

/sɜːtʃɪz/

An attempt to find something.

📖 Definitions of "Searches"

noun
  1. 1

    An attempt to find something.

    "With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."

  2. 2

    The act of searching in general.

    "Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently."

verb
  1. 1

    To look in (a place) for something.

    "I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

  2. 2

    (followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

    "The police are searching for evidence in his flat."

  3. 3

    To look for, seek.

  4. 4

    To probe or examine (a wound).

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