"search" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɜːt͡ʃ/ [UK], /sɝt͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-search.ogg [US] Forms: search [singular], searches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=searches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An attempt to find something.
    Sense id: simple-search-en-noun-NPQ4RR3L
  2. The act of searching, as in computers etc..
    Sense id: simple-search-en-noun-POm4QwZZ

Verb [English]

IPA: /sɜːt͡ʃ/ [UK], /sɝt͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-search.ogg [US] Forms: search [canonical], searches [third-person, singular], searched [past], searched [past, participle], searching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|search|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is. Synonyms: examine, scan, investigate
    Sense id: simple-search-en-verb-drjTZZeO
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      "form": "search",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searches",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searching",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "search",
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "find"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I searched the whole room but I don't know where the book is."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is."
      ],
      "id": "simple-search-en-verb-drjTZZeO",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "examine"
        },
        {
          "word": "scan"
        },
        {
          "word": "investigate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɜːt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɝt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-search.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search"
}

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    {
      "form": "search",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "searches"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The search for the stolen jewelry was unsuccessful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An attempt to find something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-search-en-noun-NPQ4RR3L"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Search engines have made using the internet easier."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of searching, as in computers etc.."
      ],
      "id": "simple-search-en-noun-POm4QwZZ"
    }
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      "ipa": "/sɜːt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɝt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-search.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search"
}
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    {
      "form": "search",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searches",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searched",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searching",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "search",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "find"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I searched the whole room but I don't know where the book is."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "examine"
        },
        {
          "word": "scan"
        },
        {
          "word": "investigate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɜːt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɝt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-search.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "search",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "searches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "2": "searches"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The search for the stolen jewelry was unsuccessful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An attempt to find something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Search engines have made using the internet easier."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of searching, as in computers etc.."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɜːt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɝt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-search.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "search"
}

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