- search for someone or something
- search for someone or somethingto look very hard for someone or something. •
I searched for Ted everywhere, but he was already gone.
•I have searched for my glasses high and low.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
search for someone or something
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search party — noun A group of people who search for someone or something lost. After their daughter went missing, her parents sent out a search party after her … Wiktionary
search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
search party — /ˈsɜtʃ pati/ (say serch pahtee) noun a group of people organised to search for someone or something missing …
search out — ˌsearch ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they search out he/she/it searches out present participle searching out past tense … Useful english dictionary
send (someone) on (something) — to cause someone to do something. He ll give Rufus some money and send him on a dozen errands. The troubles of modern life have sent many people on a search for spiritual peace. Related vocabulary: send someone on their way … New idioms dictionary
search party — ► NOUN ▪ a group of people organized to look for someone or something … English terms dictionary
search — ▪ I. search search 1 [sɜːtʆ ǁ sɜːrtʆ] noun 1. [countable] an attempt to find someone or something, usually one that takes a lot of time: search for • Their offer ended a five month search for a buyer for the company. • Graduates in debt simply… … Financial and business terms
search — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) an attempt to find someone or something (+ for): Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors | in search of (=looking for): Mario went off in search of some matches. | call off a search (=stop looking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
search*/*/ — [sɜːtʃ] noun [C] I 1) an attempt to find something Despite a thorough search, they found no drugs on him.[/ex] The authorities carried out several air searches for survivors of the crash.[/ex] The police have conducted an extensive search of the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
search party — noun a party of people to search for someone • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑company * * * noun, pl ⋯ parties [count] : an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing If the hikers don t return by tomorrow, a search… … Useful english dictionary
search party — noun a group of people organized to look for someone or something that is lost … English new terms dictionary
