search

An effort to find someone or something.

• The search took two hours.
• Police continued their search for the missing child.
• A careful search of the room revealed the keys.

How to use it: search for someone/something (The search for the missing dog lasted all afternoon.); in search of someone/something (They went out in search of food.)

Similar words: hunt, quest

Common phrases: search for someone, search for something, careful search, online search

To look carefully in places to find someone or something.

• I searched my bag.
• They are searching for a lost child.
• Have you searched every room?

How to use it: search for someone/something (We searched for the missing dog.); search something for someone/something (She searched her bag for her keys.)

Similar words: look for, seek

Common phrases: search for something, search a room, search for someone, search for evidence

To type words into an online tool to find information.

• Search the web for recipes.
• I searched her name online.
• Can you search this website for opening times?

How to use it: search for something (I searched for cheap flights online.)

Similar words: look up

Common phrases: search online, search the web, search a website