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Verbs of Managing Information and Objects - Verbs for Search and Discovery

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to search and discovery such as "seek", "explore", and "find".

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Categorized English Verbs of Managing Information and Objects
to search

to try to find something or someone by carefully looking or investigating

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to seek

to try to find a particular thing or person

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to hunt

to search for something or someone

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to forage

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

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to scout

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

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to explore

to investigate something to gain knowledge or understanding about it

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to look for

to try to find something or someone

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to quest

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

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to sift through

to carefully review and sort through a substantial amount of material

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to delve

to search something to find or discover something

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to rummage

to search through something in a disorderly manner

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to root around

to search in a disorderly manner, typically for something specific

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to grope

to search uncertainly or blindly by feeling with the hands

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to cast about

to search aimlessly or uncertainly, often in different directions

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to track down

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

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to find

to discover something or someone that we had lost, after searching for it or them

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to discover

to find something unexpectedly or accidentally

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to detect

to notice or discover something that is difficult to find

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to locate

to discover the exact position or place of something or someone

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to trace

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

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to pinpoint

to precisely locate or identify something or someone

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to turn up

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

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to find out

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

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to stumble on

to find something or someone unexpectedly

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to ferret out

to reveal something through persistent investigation

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