outsearch

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [surch]
- /sɜrtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [surch]
- /sɜrtʃ/

Definitions of outsearch word

verb with object outsearch to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter. 1
verb with object outsearch to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed: He searched the vase for signs of a crack. The police searched the suspect for weapons. 1
verb with object outsearch to explore or examine in order to discover: They searched the hills for gold. 1
verb with object outsearch to look at, read, or examine (a record, writing, collection, repository, etc.) for information: to search a property title; He searched the courthouse for a record of the deed to the land. 1
verb with object outsearch to look at or beneath the superficial aspects of to discover a motive, reaction, feeling, basic truth, etc.: He searched her face for a clue to her true feelings. 1
verb with object outsearch to look into, question, or scrutinize: She searched her conscience. 1

See all 15 definitions of outsearch

Information block about the term

Origin of outsearch

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; (v.) Middle English serchen, cerchen (< Anglo-French sercher) < Old French cerchier < Late Latin circāre to go around, derivative of Latin circus circle; (noun) Middle English serche < Anglo-French serche, Old French cerche, derivative of cerchier

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Outsearch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Outsearch

outsearch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

outsearch usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer