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search·ing

(sûr′chĭng)
adj.
1. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing: a searching investigation of their past dealings.
2. Keenly observant: searching insights.
search′ing·ly adv.
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searching

(ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ)
adj
keenly penetrating: a searching look.
ˈsearchingly adv
ˈsearchingness n
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search•ing

(ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ)

adj.
1. examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
2. acutely observant or penetrating: a searching glance; a searching mind.
3. piercing or sharp: a searching wind.
[1570–80]
search′ing•ly, adv.
search′ing•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. searching - diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
inquiring - given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind"
2. [画像:searching - having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect]searching - having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
3. searching - exploring thoroughly
explorative, exploratory - serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"
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searching

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Translations
zkoumavý
fürkészõ
rannsakandi
skúmavý
araştırıcımeraklı

searching

[ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ] ADJ [look, glance] → inquisitivo ; [eyes] → penetrante ; [question, mind] → perspicaz ; [examination] → exhaustivo ; [test] → duro
you need to ask yourself some searching questions → te hace falta hacerte de verdad ciertas preguntas
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searching

[ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ] adj
[look, question] → pénétrant(e)
[examination] → minutieux/euse
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searching

adj look → prüfend, forschend ; question → durchdringend, bohrend ; examination, test → gründlich ; his questions became more searching → er stellte tiefer gehende Fragen
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searching

[ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ] adj (look) → indagatore/trice; (examination) → minuzioso/a; (question) → pressante
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search

(səːtʃ) verb
1. (often with for) to look for something by careful examination. Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks. soek, deursoek يَبْحَث претърсвам procurar hledat suchen lede ψάχνω να βρω κτ. buscar otsima جستجو كردن etsiä chercher לְחַפֵּש तलाश करना tražiti, tragati kutat mencari leita cercare 探す 탐색하다 (ap)ieškoti []meklēt cari zoeken lete/søke etter badać, szukać, przetrząsać پلټل، غوښتل، تلاش كول: ګروېږل، تحقيق كول، لټول procurar a căuta искать; разыскивать hľadať iskati tražiti söka, leta ค้นหา aramak 仔細搜尋 шукати; розшукувати تلاش کرنا tìm kiếm 细查
2. (of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods. He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned. deursoek يَفْحَص، يَسْتَجْوِب обискирам revistar pátrat untersuchen kropsvisitere; undersøge ψάχνω κπ., κάνω σωματική έρευνα cachear, registrar läbi otsima تجسس كردن tutkia fouiller לְחַפֵּש pretražiti, pretresti nyomoz; átkutat; megmotoz memeriksa leita á (e-m) perquisire 調べる 조사하다 apieškoti, iškratyti pārmeklēt; izkratīt memeriksa fouilleren gjennomsøke, foreta husundersøkelse rewidować تلاش كول revistar a examina обыскивать pátrať preiskovati pretražiti söka igenom, kroppsvisitera ค้นตัว üstünü aramak, arama yapmak 搜查 обшукувати تلاشی لینا lục soát 搜查
noun
an act of searching. His search did not take long. soektog تَفْتيش търсене busca pátrání die Suche eftersøgning έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ψάξιμο búsqueda, registro, cacheo otsimine, kontroll بازرسي etsintä recherche חיפוש traženje, istraživanje keresés, kutatás pencarian leit ricerca 捜査 탐색 ieškojimas, krata meklēšana pencarian gezoek leting, saumfaring; husundersøkelse rewizja, szukanie لټون: پلټنه: كره كونه: لټونه، تلاش busca cercetare; căutare поиск pátranie iskanje potraga sökande, letande การค้นหา; การค้นตัว arama 搜尋(查) пошуки, розшук تلاشی sự lục soát 搜查
ˈsearcher noun
soeker باحِث търсач investigador pátrač der/die Sucher(in) eftersøgningsmandskab ερευνητής buscador uurija جوينده etsijä chercheur/-euse מְחַפֵּש खोजने वाला tražilac, tragalac kereső, kutató, vizsgáló pencari rannsakandi; leitarmaður ricercatore, ricercatrice, investigatore, investigatrice 探す人 탐색자 ieškotojas meklētājs pencari zoeker en som leter/ransaker badacz, szperacz پلټونكى، غوښتونكى، تلاش كوونكى investigador cercetător лицо, производящее обыск pátrač raziskovalec tragač sökare ผู้ค้นหา araştırıcı 搜查者 шукач مفتش dụng cụ dò tìm 搜查者
ˈsearching adjective
trying to find out the truth by careful examination. He gave me a searching look. ondersoekend فاحِص изпитателен penetrante zkoumavý forschend undersøgende ερευνητικός penetrante uuriv جستجوگر tutkivainen scrutateur חקירה प्रचण्ड, खोज के लिए उत्सुक koji traži, pronicav, temeljit fürkésző menyelidik rannsakandi indagatore 探るような 수사하는 tiriantis pētījošs mencari onderzoekend undersøkende badawczy پلټونكى penetrante iscoditor тщательный; изучающий skúmavý preiskujoč prodoran forskande ที่พินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırıcı, meraklı (目光)銳利的 допитливий تفتیش tinh tế (目光)锐利的
ˈsearchingly adverb
ondersoekend بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه изпитателно penetrantemente pátravě forschend undersøgende (δι)ερευνητικά de manera penetrante uurivalt جستجوگرانه tutkivaisesti d'un œil scrutateur בְּמַבַּט בּוֹחֵן प्रचण्डता से, उत्सुक्तापूर्वक, भेदकता से pronicavo, temeljito fürkészően dengan menyelidik með rannsakandi augnaráði con aria indagatrice 探るように 철저히 tiriamai pētījoši; meklējot dengan mencari onderzoekend undersøkende, forskende badawczo غوښتونكى د penetrantemente iscoditor; amănunţit тщательно pátravo preiskujoče prodorno på ett forskande sätt อย่างพินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırarak 用銳利的目光端詳地 допитливо مفتشانہ انداز میں tinh tế 彻底地
ˈsearchlight noun
a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky. soeklig نور كَشّاف прожектор holofote světlomet der Suchscheinwerfer søgelys δυνατός προβολέας για τον εντοπισμό εχθρικών αεροσκαφών reflector, proyector helgiheitja نورافكن valonheitin projecteur זרקור खोज-बत्ती reflektor keresőlámpa lampu sorot leitarljós; kastljós proiettore, riflettore サーチライト 탐조등 prožektorius prožektors lampu cari zoeklicht søkelys, lyskaster reflektor szperacz رڼا غورزونكى ( روشني انداز ) درڼا holofote proiector прожектор svetlomet žaromet reflektor strålkastare, sökarljus ไฟฉาย ışıldak, projektör 探照燈 прожектор تیز برقی روشنی đèn pha rọi 探照灯
search party
a group of people looking for a missing person. When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out. soekgeselskap فِرقَة التَّفْتيش عن شَخْص ضائِع спасителен отряд expedição de socorro pátrací skupina der Suchtrupp eftersøgningshold ομάδα αναζήτησης αγνοούμενων equipo de rescate otsingusalk گروه تجسس etsintäpartio expédition de secours צֶווֶת חִיפּוּש अन्वेषक दल tragalačka ekipa, potraga mentőosztag regu pencari leitarflokkur (squadra di soccorso) 捜索隊 수색대 paieškos grupė meklēšanas/glābšanas grupa kumpulan pencari reddingsploeg letemannskaper, manngard ekipa ratunkowa رڼا غورزونكى expedição de socorro echipă de salvare поисковая группа pátracia skupina reševalna ekipa spasilačka ekipa spaningspatrull, skallgångsfolk กลุ่มคนที่ค้นหาผู้สูญหาย arama ekibi 搜索隊 пошукова група تفتیشی ٹولی đội tìm kiếm 搜索救援队
search warrant
a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc. soeklasbrief أمْر رَسْمي بالتَّفْتيش заповед за обиск mandado de busca povolení k domovní prohlídce der Hausdurchsuchungsbefehl ransagningskendelse ένταλμα έρευνας orden de registro läbiotsimisluba حكم بازرسي kotietsintälupa mandat de perquisition צַו חִיפּוּש तलाशी अधि-पत्र nalog za premetačinu házkutatási engedély perintah penggeledahan húsleitarheimild mandato di perquisizione 捜査令状 수색영장 kratos orderis kratīšanas orderis waran geledah machtiging tot huiszoeking ransakingsordre nakaz rewizji د تحقیق حکم mandado de busca man­dat de percheziţie ордер на обыск povolenie na domovú prehliadku nalog za preiskavo nalog za pretres husrannsakningsorder หมายอนุญาตให้ตํารวจเข้าค้นบ้าน arama emri 搜索票 ордер на обшук تلاشی کا سرکاری حکمنامہ lệnh khám nhà 搜查证
in search of
searching for. We went in search of a restaurant. in die soeke na, op soek na بَحْثا عَن в търсене à procura de hledat auf der Suche nach ud for at lede efter; på jagt efter σε αναζήτηση en busca de otsima در جستجويپ etsiä jtk à la recherche de חִיפוּש אַחֲרֵי की तलाश में u potrazi za (vminek/vkinek a) keresésére (indul stb.) mencari í leit að alla ricerca di 〜を探して (~을) 찾아서 ieškodamas meklējumos; meklējot mencari op zoek naar på jakt etter w poszukiwaniu په لټه كي à procura de în căutarea... в поисках hľadať iskati (kaj) u potrazi på jakt efter การค้นหา ...-in peşinde, aramaya 尋找 у пошуках تلاش میں để tìm kiếm ai/cái gì 寻找
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