KJV Dictionary Definition: search

search

SEARCH, v. t. serch

1. To look over or through for the purpose of finding something; to explore; to examine by inspection; as, to search the house for a book; to search the wood for a thief.

searched

SEARCHED, pp. serch'ed. Looked over carefully; explored; examined.

searching

SEARCHING, pp. serch'ing.

1. Looking into or over; exploring; examining; inquiring; seeking; investigating.

2. a. Penetrating; trying; close; as a searching discourse.

SEARCHING, n. search'ing. Exanination; severe inquisition. Judges 5.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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