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• Sustantivo que denota la acción de buscar algo o a alguien, a menudo de manera sistemática o minuciosa; también puede referirse a un registro o inspección.

A noun referring to the act of looking for something or someone, often systematically or thoroughly.

1. Act of looking for somethingA2formal

   An attempt to find something or someone by looking carefully.

   búsqueda

   • The police conducted a thorough search of the area.
   • Her search for the missing keys lasted an hour.
   • The search for survivors continued through the night.

   Sinónimosexaminationexplorationhuntinvestigationlookprobepursuitquestscourtrawl

2. Online information retrievalA2informal

   The act of using a search engine or database to find information on the internet.

   Búsqueda en línea

   • I did a quick search for the best restaurants in town.
   • His search returned thousands of results.
   • The search for the article took only a few seconds.

   Sinónimoslookupquery

3. Quest or pursuitB2formal

   A long or determined attempt to find or achieve something.

   Búsqueda o persecución

   • His search for meaning in life led him to travel the world.
   • The scientist's search for a cure consumed decades of work.
   • Their search for justice continued in the courtroom.

   Sinónimosexplorationhuntpursuitquestseeking

• Verbo utilizado para indicar la acción de tratar de encontrar algo o a alguien, o de examinar minuciosamente un lugar o una zona.

A verb used to indicate the act of looking for something or someone, or examining a place or area thoroughly.

1. Examine or inspectB1formal

   To examine something thoroughly in order to find something hidden or to check for details.

   examinar o inspeccionar

   • Customs officers searched his luggage at the airport.
   • The doctor searched the wound for debris.
   • They searched the database for the required information.

   Sinónimoscombexamineexplorego throughinspectprobescourscrutinize

   Antónimosdisregardignoreneglectoverlook

2. Try to find informationA2informalIT

   To use a search engine or reference material to find information.

   Buscar información

   • I searched Google for the best restaurants in town.
   • She searched the dictionary for the meaning of the word.
   • He searched the library catalog for books on history.

   Sinónimosbrowselook upqueryresearchscanseek