search for in English

Forms: searches for [present, singular, third-person], searching for [participle, present], searched for [participle, past], searched for [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} search for (third-person singular simple present searches for, present participle searching for, simple past and past participle searched for)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "searches for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searching for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "search for (third-person singular simple present searches for, present participle searching for, simple past and past participle searched for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"for\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of look for"
      ],
      "id": "en-search_for-en-verb-kjgPMTlq",
      "links": [
        [
          "look for",
          "look for#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "look for"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search for"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "searches for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searching for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "search for (third-person singular simple present searches for, present participle searching for, simple past and past participle searched for)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"for\"",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of look for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look for",
          "look for#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "look for"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search for"
}

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"search for" meaning in English

Verb