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• Substantivo que designa a ação de procurar algo ou alguém, frequentemente de forma sistemática ou minuciosa.

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.

   Busca

   • 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.

   Sinônimosexaminationexplorationhuntinvestigationlookprobepursuitquestscourtrawl

2. Online information retrievalA2informal

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

   Busca

   • 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.

   Sinônimoslookupquery

3. Quest or pursuitB2formal

   A long or determined attempt to find or achieve something.

   Busca

   • 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.

   Sinônimosexplorationhuntpursuitquestseeking

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de procurar algo ou alguém, ou de examinar cuidadosamente um lugar ou uma área.

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 ou inspecionar

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

   Sinônimoscombexamineexplorego throughinspectprobescourscrutinize

   Antônimosdisregardignoreneglectoverlook

2. Try to find informationA2informalIT

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

   Pesquisar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbrowselook upqueryresearchscanseek