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- [surch]
- /sɜrtʃ/
- /sɜːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [surch]
- /sɜrtʃ/
Definitions of searched word
- verb with object searched 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 searched 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 searched to explore or examine in order to discover: They searched the hills for gold. 1
- verb with object searched 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 searched 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 searched to look into, question, or scrutinize: She searched her conscience. 1
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Origin of searched
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
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Parts of speech for Searched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
searched 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
searched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for searched
verb searched
- catenated — Connected in a chain or series.
- circumambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate.
- combed — Simple past tense and past participle of comb.
- delved — Simple past tense and past participle of delve.
- dredged — Simple past tense and past participle of dredge.
noun searched
- comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- quested — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
adjective searched
- investigated — Simple past tense and past participle of investigate.
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