Once more search with me. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the matter, and searched into all the particulars. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
search — I verb chase after, closely examine, comb, delve, examine, examine by inspection, explore, ferret, follow the trail of, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, look through, probe, pry into, pursue,… … Law dictionary
Search.ch — is a search engine and web portal for Switzerland. It was founded in 1995 by Rudolf Räber and Bernhard Seefeld as a regional search engine. In the following years many other services were added, such as a phonebook in 1999, a free SMS service in… … Wikipedia
Search — Search, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F. chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa, around. See {Circle}.] 1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Search — Search, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. [1913 Webster] Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Search — (spr. Sertsch), Edward, britischer Philosoph des 18. Jahrh., Lockes Nachfolger hinsichtlich der Methode u. Richtung in philosophischen Forschungen. Seine Moral ist in der Hauptsache die Rücksicht auf den eigenen Vortheil. Er schr.: The light of… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
search — searchable, adj. searchableness, n. searcher, n. /serrch/, v.t. 1. to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter … Universalium
search — I. verb Etymology: Middle English cerchen, from Anglo French cercher, sercher to travel about, investigate, search, from Late Latin circare to go about, from Latin circum round about more at circum Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to look… … New Collegiate Dictionary
search — 1. verb /sɜː(r)tʃ/ a) To look in (a place) for something. I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch. b) To look thoroughly. The police are searching for evidence in his flat. Syn: comb … Wiktionary
search — See: IN SEARCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
search me — {informal} I don t know; how should I know? May be considered rude. * /When I asked her what time it was, she said, Search me, I have no watch. / … Dictionary of American idioms
