"search-engine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: search-engines [present, singular, third-person], search-engining [participle, present], search-engined [participle, past], search-engined [past], search engine [alternative]
Etymology: From search engine (noun). Head templates: {{en-verb}} search-engine (third-person singular simple present search-engines, present participle search-engining, simple past and past participle search-engined)
  1. (computing, Internet, transitive) To look up on a search engine. Tags: Internet, transitive Hyponyms: google
    Sense id: en-search-engine-en-verb-lQreMnSO Categories (other): Computing, Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing, Internet, intransitive) To use a search engine; to look things up on a search engine. Tags: Internet, intransitive
    Sense id: en-search-engine-en-verb-2bVCSNZe Categories (other): Computing, Internet, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From search engine (noun).",
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    {
      "form": "search-engines",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "search-engined",
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    },
    {
      "form": "search-engined",
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    },
    {
      "form": "search engine",
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        "(computing, Internet, intransitive) To use a search engine; to look things up on a search engine."
      ],
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    "English multiword terms",
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "search-engining",
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    },
    {
      "form": "search-engined",
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    },
    {
      "form": "search-engined",
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      ]
    },
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        "mathematics",
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        "(computing, Internet, intransitive) To use a search engine; to look things up on a search engine."
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
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}

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