Searching out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "searching out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2019-10-01 01:10

Meaning of Searching out (redirected from search out )

Synonyms:

look for , seek out

Search out phrasal verb informal

To look for, seek out, or attempt to discover someone or something.

He decided to search out the truth of the matter.

They need to search out the treatments that work best for him.

I want to search out an old school friend.

Other phrases about:

catch sb with their pants/trousers down

To encounter or catch someone who is doing something that they are not prepared for and that reveals something embarrassing or shocking about them

cast around for (someone or something)

If a person "casts around for someone or something", he/she looks around to find something/someone, or search for an idea.

see how the land lies

To try to discover or understand the true facts about a situation before taking any action

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

Used to say one who finds something can keep it and does not need to give it back to the person who has lost it

look up

1. If a person "looks up something", he/she tries to find a piece of information about it, typically from a reference book or on a computer.

2. If something "looks up", it is getting better or improving.

3. To contact someone if you are in the area where they live

Grammar and Usage of Search out

Verb Forms

  • searched out
  • searches out
  • searching out
  • to search out

The verb "search" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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