{
    "term": "search",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an attempt to find somebody/something, especially by looking carefully for them/it",
            "sensetop": "search for somebody/somethingsearch of somethingin search of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a long search for the murder weapon",
                    "contextForm": "search for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She began a search for new premises"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The search for a cure goes on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The search is on** *(= has begun)* for someone to fill the post."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Detectives **carried out a** thorough **search** of the building.",
                    "contextForm": "search of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police **conducted a** fingertip **search** of the garden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went into the kitchen in search of *(= looking for)* a drink.",
                    "contextForm": "in search of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eventually the search was called off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **search and rescue** team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His disappearance prompted a week-long search."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A team of police officers did a fingertip search of the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was subjected to a body search by customs officials."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Inspector Binns is leading the search for the stolen paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police conducted a routine search of all the houses in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police mounted an extensive search operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're constantly in search of new talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "random security searches"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the search for oil off the coast"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to narrow the search area"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exhaustive", "extensive", "painstaking"],
                "verb + search": ["begin", "initiate", "launch"],
                "search + noun": ["operation", "area", "party"],
                "preposition": ["in search of", "search for"],
                "phrases": ["search and seizure"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an act or the activity of looking for information on a computer or on the internet",
            "sensetop": "search for somethingsearch on something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've just **done a search** on the internet and came up with this website."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did an image search for ‘vinyl record’.",
                    "contextForm": "search for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A **Google search** on her name yielded nothing.",
                    "contextForm": "search on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our site is found on the first page of **search results**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did an internet search for free music sites."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Companies try to identify the most popular search terms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Type your domain name in the search box."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["quick", "simple", "computer"],
                "verb + search": ["conduct", "do", "perform"],
                "search + noun": ["engine", "box", "features"],
                "preposition": ["search for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɜːtʃ/",
                "audio": "se/search/search__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɜːrtʃ/",
                "audio": "se/search/search__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cerchier (verb), from late Latin circare ‘go round’, from Latin circus ‘circle’."
}