search

search n

AFr 'seek' < L. circare, to go round, circle.

1. Investigation; scrutiny; attempt to locate, detect, track down, pin down, or lay hands on; [fig.] possession; ownership; occupancy.
2. Phrase. “in search of”: looking; in a quest for; desiring to discover; going in all directions in order to find.

search [-ed, -ing, -s] v

see search, n.

1. Seek to discover; desire to obtain.
2. Examine; look in a penetrating manner.
3. Look; seek; [fig.] pine for.
4. Expect; await.
5. Explore; study; research; investigate.
6. Probe.