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{
"term": "search",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an attempt to find somebody/something, especially by looking carefully for them/it",
"sensetop": "search for somebody/somethingsearch of somethingin search of somebody/something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a long search for the murder weapon",
"contextForm": "search for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She began a search for new premises"
},
{
"text": "The search for a cure goes on."
},
{
"text": "**The search is on** *(= has begun)* for someone to fill the post."
},
{
"text": "Detectives **carried out a** thorough **search** of the building.",
"contextForm": "search of something"
},
{
"text": "Police **conducted a** fingertip **search** of the garden."
},
{
"text": "She went into the kitchen in search of *(= looking for)* a drink.",
"contextForm": "in search of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Eventually the search was called off."
},
{
"text": "a **search and rescue** team"
},
{
"text": "His disappearance prompted a week-long search."
},
{
"text": "A team of police officers did a fingertip search of the area."
},
{
"text": "I was subjected to a body search by customs officials."
},
{
"text": "Inspector Binns is leading the search for the stolen paintings."
},
{
"text": "Police conducted a routine search of all the houses in the area."
},
{
"text": "The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions."
},
{
"text": "The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer."
},
{
"text": "The police mounted an extensive search operation."
},
{
"text": "We're constantly in search of new talent."
},
{
"text": "random security searches"
},
{
"text": "the search for oil off the coast"
},
{
"text": "to narrow the search area"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["exhaustive", "extensive", "painstaking"],
"verb + search": ["begin", "initiate", "launch"],
"search + noun": ["operation", "area", "party"],
"preposition": ["in search of", "search for"],
"phrases": ["search and seizure"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an act or the activity of looking for information on a computer or on the internet",
"sensetop": "search for somethingsearch on something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've just **done a search** on the internet and came up with this website."
},
{
"text": "I did an image search for ‘vinyl record’.",
"contextForm": "search for something"
},
{
"text": "A **Google search** on her name yielded nothing.",
"contextForm": "search on something"
},
{
"text": "Our site is found on the first page of **search results**."
},
{
"text": "I did an internet search for free music sites."
},
{
"text": "Companies try to identify the most popular search terms."
},
{
"text": "Type your domain name in the search box."
}
],
"topics": ["Computers"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["quick", "simple", "computer"],
"verb + search": ["conduct", "do", "perform"],
"search + noun": ["engine", "box", "features"],
"preposition": ["search for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɜːtʃ/",
"audio": "se/search/search__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɜːrtʃ/",
"audio": "se/search/search__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’."
}