search for

phrasal verb/sɜːtʃ fɔː/CEFR B1

খোঁজা, সন্ধান করা

Meaning

To try to find something.

Example sentences

They searched for the missing boy all night.তারা সারা রাত নিখোঁজ ছেলেটিকে খুঁজল।
She searched for her keys in the bag.সে ব্যাগে চাবি খুঁজল।

A common mistake

The police searched for the room.→The police searched the room.

You search a place and search for a thing. With for, the room becomes what they were trying to find.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: look for, hunt for

Antonyms: find

Similar words, and what each means

look for
খোঁজা, অনুসন্ধান করা
To try to find someone or something.
hunt for
খুঁজে বেড়ানো
To look hard for something that is difficult to find.
look for
খোঁজা, অনুসন্ধান করা
To try to find someone or something.
hunt for
খুঁজে বেড়ানো
To look hard for something that is difficult to find.

Other English words for “খোঁজা, সন্ধান করা”

hunt
To chase animals for food, or to search hard for something.
search
To look carefully in order to find something.
look for
To try to find someone or something.
seek
To look for something, or to ask for it.

Opposite words

find
খুঁজে পাওয়া
To discover something, by looking or by chance.
stumble upon
হঠাৎ খুঁজে পাওয়া
To find something entirely by chance.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“search for” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ধীরে ধীরে ফুরিয়ে যাওয়া
- • খোঁজা, সন্ধান করা
- • অ্যাকাউন্ট থেকে বেরিয়ে আসা
- • পুনরায় ফোন করা
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খোঁজা, সন্ধান করা — search for (phrasal verb) — খোঁজা, সন্ধান করা. To try to find something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “search for”?
- • usher in
- • look for
- • leave out
- • soak up
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look for — look for — খোঁজা, অনুসন্ধান করা. To try to find someone or something.

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