Everyone searched the house for little Wally, but he was not to be found.
•I searched all my coat pockets for the note, but I didn't find it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — search1 W2S3 [sə:tʃ US sə:rtʃ] n 1.) [C usually singular] an attempt to find someone or something search for ▪ Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors. search of ▪ a search of the area ▪ The police have already carried out a search . ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ searches, searching, searched 1) VERB If you search for something or someone, you look carefully for them. [V for n] The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men... [V for n] They search … English dictionary
for — We use for + a period of time to say how long something goes on: for six years (I ve lived in this house for six years.) for two hours (We watched television for two hours last night.) for a week (Ann is going away for a week in September.) Are… … Combinatory dictionary
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 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 …
