suchen

Sentences

Wir suchen noch jemanden , der gut
👍

singen kann .

We are still looking for someone who can sing well.

Wir suchen Senkrechtstarter und Querdenker .

We are looking for vertical starters and lateral thinkers.

Meaning

(intransitive, transitive, weak) to search, to look for
(formal, weak) to seek, to strive, to intend, to try

search for

be after

𐑅𐐯𐑉𐐽

seek after

search after

hunt for

seek for

wish for

ausschauen nach

eine Untersuchung anstellen

unterforschen

ausspähen

sich nach Kräften bemühen

sich umsehen

auf der Suche sein

prospektieren

abgrasen

nach Bodenschätzen suchen

Herzeleid verursachen

holen lassen

Leid verursachen

ψάχνω

Frequency

Zürich

sueche

Basel-Landschaft

sueche

St. Gallen

nòòdara

Zürich

suechet

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzuːxən/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Luxembourgish

Cognate with English

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with Low German

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Gothic

In summary

From Middle High German suochen, süechen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“seek out”). Originally Upper German form without umlaut on long rounded vowel before velar, reinforced against the umlauted Central German form (cf. Luxembourgish sichen) by the umlautless past forms (cf. cognate English seek → sought). Other cognates include Dutch zoeken, Low German söken, Danish søge, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan).

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suchen

Sentences

Wir suchen noch jemanden , der gut
👍

singen kann .

Wir suchen Senkrechtstarter und Querdenker .

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Pronounced as (IPA)