Verbs for Search and Discovery

to hunt

Verb

/hʌnt/ or /hant/

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to search for something or someone

to forage

Verb

/fɔ.rɪʤ/ or /faw.rij/

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to search for and collect food, typically in natural surroundings such as forests or fields

to scout

Verb

/skaʊt/ or /skaoot/

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ʊ

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to search a specific area or group to find something or someone

to explore

Verb

/ɪksp.lɔr/ or /iksp.lawr/

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to investigate something to gain knowledge or understanding about it

to look for

Verb

/lˈʊk fɔːɹ/

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to try to find something or someone

to quest

Verb

/kwɛst/ or /kvest/

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to search with determination, often for something of great importance or value

to sift through

Verb

/sˈɪft θɹˈuː/

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to carefully review and sort through a substantial amount of material

to delve

Verb

/dɛlv/ or /delv/

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to search something to find or discover something

to rummage

Verb

/rə.mɪʤ/ or /rē.mij/

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to search through something in a disorderly manner

to root around

Verb

/ɹˈuːt ɐɹˈaʊnd/

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to search in a disorderly manner, typically for something specific

to grope

Verb

/groʊp/ or /grooop/

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to search uncertainly or blindly by feeling with the hands

to cast about

Verb

/kˈæst ɐbˈaʊt/

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to search aimlessly or uncertainly, often in different directions

to track down

Verb

/tɹˈæk dˈaʊn/

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to search for and find someone or something after a persistent effort

to find

Verb

/faɪnd/ or /faind/

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to search and discover something or someone that we have lost or do not know the location of

to discover

Verb

/dɪs.kʌ.vər/ or /dis.ka.vēr/

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to find something unexpectedly or accidentally

to detect

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/dɪ.tɛkt/ or /di.tekt/

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to notice or discover something that is difficult to find

to locate

Verb

/loʊ.keɪt/ or /looo.keit/

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to discover the exact position or place of something or someone

to trace

Verb

/treɪs/ or /treis/

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to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence

to pinpoint

Verb

/pɪn.pɔɪnt/ or /pin.pawint/

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to precisely locate or identify something or someone

to turn up

Verb

/ˈtɝn ˈʌp/

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to find something or someone by actively searching a particular place or area

to find out

Verb

/faɪnd ˈaʊt/

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to discover or become aware of a piece of information or a fact

to stumble on

Verb

/stˈʌmbəl ˈɑːn/

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to find something or someone unexpectedly

to ferret out

Verb

/fˈɛɹɪt ˈaʊt/

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to reveal something through persistent investigation