English · Word Candidate

search

/sɜːt͡ʃ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: searches · searching · searched

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An attempt to find something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nỗ lực tìm kiếm điều gì đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act of searching in general.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hành động tìm kiếm nói chung

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To look in (a place) for something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tìm kiếm ở một nơi cho điều gì đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Examples

I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To look thoroughly.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tìm kiếm kỹ lưỡng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Examples

The police are searching for evidence in his flat.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “search” mean?

An attempt to find something.

Is “search” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.