searches
English meaning: Searches
Definition
An attempt to find something.
Example
“With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.”
Another example: “Police carried out several searches of the abandoned building.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'search' or the third-person form of the verb; common in everyday, legal ('searches and seizures') and computing/web ('online searches') contexts. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'cerchier' (to search), from Late Latin 'circare' (to go around), from Latin 'circus' (circle); in English from the 14th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- online searches
- conduct searches
- database searches
- keyword searches
- job searches
- searches and seizures
Word Forms
search (sing/v); searches (pl); searched; searching
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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