Search Police Conducted I Internet Noun Sɜːtʃ Sɜːrtʃ

• a long search for the murder weapon
• she began a search for new premises
• the search for a cure goes on.
• the search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post.

search

1. an attempt to find somebody/something, especially by looking carefully for them/it
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• a long search for the murder weapon
• She began a search for new premises
• The search for a cure goes on.
• The search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post.
• Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
• Police conducted a fingertip search of the garden.
• She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.
• Eventually the search was called off.
• a search and rescue team

Extra Examples

• His disappearance prompted a week-long search.
• A team of police officers did a fingertip search of the area.
• I was subjected to a body search by customs officials.
• Inspector Binns is leading the search for the stolen paintings.
• Police conducted a routine search of all the houses in the area.
• The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions.
• The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.
• The police mounted an extensive search operation.
• We're constantly in search of new talent.
• random security searches
• the search for oil off the coast
• to narrow the search area
2. an act or the activity of looking for information on a computer or on the internet
• I've just done a search on the internet and came up with this website.
• I did an image search for ‘vinyl record’.
• A Google search on her name yielded nothing.
• Our site is found on the first page of search results.

Extra Examples

• I did an internet search for free music sites.
• Companies try to identify the most popular search terms.
• Type your domain name in the search box.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’.