"cercar" meaning in Interlingua

See cercar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡serˈkar/, /ser-/
Etymology: Derived from Italian cercare, French chercher and English search, all from Latin circō (“to traverse”). By surface analysis, cerca + -ar. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|ia|it|cercare|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian cercare, {{der+|ia|it|cercare}} Derived from Italian cercare, {{der|ia|fr|chercher}} French chercher, {{der|ia|en|search}} English search, {{der|ia|la|circō|t=to traverse}} Latin circō (“to traverse”), {{surf|ia|cerca|-ar}} By surface analysis, cerca + -ar Head templates: {{head|ia|verb|head=}} cercar, {{ia-verb|ar}} cercar Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cercar [infinitive], cercante [participle, present], cercate [participle, perfect], cerca [active, present], ha cercate [active, perfect, present], cercava [active, past, present], habeva cercate [active, past, perfect], cercara [active, future, present], habera cercate [active, future, perfect], cercarea [active, conditional, present], haberea cercate [active, conditional, perfect], cerca [active, imperative, present], - [active, imperative, perfect], es cercate [passive, present], ha essite cercate [passive, perfect, present], esseva cercate [passive, past, present], habeva essite cercate [passive, past, perfect], essera cercate [future, passive, present], habera essite cercate [future, passive, perfect], esserea cercate [conditional, passive, present], haberea essite cercate [conditional, passive, perfect], sia cercate [imperative, passive, present], - [imperative, passive, perfect]
  1. (transitive) to seek, to search for, to look for Tags: transitive Derived forms: cercator, recercar
    Sense id: en-cercar-ia-verb-PjoiXme7 Categories (other): Interlingua entries with incorrect language header, Interlingua terms suffixed with -ar, Interlingua verbs ending in -ar, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "search",
      "search#English"
    ],
    [
      "circō",
      "circo#Latin"
    ],
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      "cerca",
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      "-ar",
      "-ar#Interlingua"
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      "form": "cercar",
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      "form": "cercante",
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      "form": "cercate",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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      "form": "cercava",
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        "past",
        "present"
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      "form": "cercara",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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        "present"
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        "perfect"
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        "present"
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    },
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
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        "present"
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        "passive",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect"
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      "circō",
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        "present"
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      "form": "cercara",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "future",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habera cercate",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "future",
        "perfect"
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      "form": "cercarea",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "present"
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        "present"
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