search

Signification

Noun

1. An attempt to find something.
2. The act of searching in general.

Verb

1. To look in (a place) for something.
2. To look thoroughly.
3. To look for, seek.
4. (obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
5. (obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɜːt͡ʃ/

Étymologie

From Middle English serchen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sercher, Old French cerchier, from Late Latin circō, circāre (“to circle; go around; search for”), from Latin circa, circus. Not related to German suchen, which is cognate with English seek.