search
gb/sˈɚt͡ʃ/ us/sˈɚt͡ʃ/
A2
Inglés
~ 2000
keres, átkutat, keresés, házkutatás, rákeres
VERBO
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
to search [something] for [something]
The police searched the house for evidence.
A rendőrség bizonyítékokat keresve átkutatta a házat.
I spent hours searching the internet for travel deals.
Órákat töltöttem azzal, hogy kedvező utazási ajánlatokat kerestem az interneten.
She searched her bag but couldn’t find her phone.
We searched the database for matching records.
He searched the crowd for a familiar face.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I searched my room for my keys.
A szobámban kerestem a kulcsaimat.
We searched the park for our dog.
A parkban kerestük a kutyánkat.
She searched the web for new shoes.
They searched the box for the missing toy.
He searched his pockets for money.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'search' with 'research'. 'Search' means to look for something specific, while 'research' means to study a topic in depth.
Significado
Look for something or information
Colocaciones
search the internet
|search a room
|search for clues
|search a database
|search the house
Sinónimos
look for (More general and informal; not necessarily involving detailed checking.)
|
seek (More formal or literary tone, often used in serious contexts.)
Antónimos
ignore (To deliberately not look for or pay attention to something.)
Temas
daily life
|technology
|investigation
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To try to find something by looking for it carefully.
To try to find something or information by looking carefully or investigating.
SUSTANTIVO
B1
2
keresés
A2
házkutatás
B2
The search for survivors continued through the night.
A túlélők keresése egész éjszaka folytatódott.
Police carried out a search of the suspect’s home.
A rendőrség házkutatást tartott a gyanúsított otthonában.
We organized a search party to find the missing child.
The search ended when they discovered the lost dog.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The search took three hours.
A keresés három órát vett igénybe.
We joined the search for the missing cat.
Csatlakoztunk az eltűnt macska kereséséhez.
The police started a search of the house.
They began a search in the forest.
Significado
Act of trying to find something
Colocaciones
conduct a search
|search warrant
|search party
|area search
Sinónimos
hunt (Informal; can imply a longer or more challenging process.)
|
quest (More literary; often used metaphorically.)
Antónimos
neglect (Failure to look for something that should be found.)
Temas
daily life
|investigation
|core_vocabulary
Definición
The act of trying to find something.
An act of looking carefully for someone or something.
VERBO
A2
TECHNICAL
3
rákeres
B1
Patrón de uso:
to search [database/website] for [something]
You can search Google for recipes using specific ingredients.
Rákereshetsz a Google-ben receptekre konkrét hozzávalók megadásával.
I searched the company’s website for job openings.
Rákerestem álláslehetőségekre a cég honlapján.
He searched the database to verify the customer’s details.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I searched Google for pictures of cats.
Rákerestem macskás képekre a Google-ben.
She searched the website for cheap flights.
Olcsó repülőjegyekre keresett rá a weboldalon.
We searched the app for new games.
Significado
Look up data on a system
Colocaciones
search online
|search Google
|search the database
|search the archives
Sinónimos
browse (Less precise; implies looking casually rather than systematically.)
Antónimos
close (To stop looking for information on a system.)
Temas
technology
|communication
Definición
To type words into a computer or phone to find information online.
To use a computer program, especially a search engine, to find information in a database or on the internet.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
search
AFI
GB/sˈɚt͡ʃ/
US/sˈɚt͡ʃ/
Sílabas y acento
search (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (search)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: search
- Plural: searches
Verb
- Base: search
- 3rd Person Singular: searches
- Present Participle: searching
- Past: searched
Familia de palabras
Forms
searches
noun
searching
verb
searched
verb
Core family
searcher
noun
searchable
adjective B2
Related words
research
verb B1
researcher
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
unsearchable
adjective
Expresiones
search for
1/sˈɚt͡ʃ fɚ/
phrasal verb
Try to find something carefully
To try to find someone or something by looking carefully.
Ejemplos
- I’m searching for my lost wallet.
- They searched for hours but found nothing.
search high and low
1/sˈɚt͡ʃ hˈaɪ ˈænd lˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
Look everywhere possible
To look in every place you can think of to find something.
Ejemplos
- We searched high and low for the missing keys.
- She searched high and low but couldn’t find her glasses.
strip search
1/stɹˈɪp sˈɚt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Search by removing clothes
To check someone for hidden things by making them take off their clothes.
Ejemplos
- The suspect was taken into custody and given a strip search.
- The suspect was taken into custody for a strip search.
- Airport security performed a strip search after finding suspicious items.
- Airport security rarely performs a strip search without cause.