"search out" meaning in English

See search out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: searches out [present, singular, third-person], searching out [participle, present], searched out [participle, past], searched out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} search out (third-person singular simple present searches out, present participle searching out, simple past and past participle searched out)
  1. To find by searching. Synonyms: ferret out, seek out, hunt out
    Sense id: en-search_out-en-verb-qSYqdeKl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for search out meaning in English (1.3kB)

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