to look for; to seek; to search for; typically used in written or formal contexts

to forage or hunt for food; also used figuratively to describe making a living or seeking out a meal

to search and seek everywhere; to look around repeatedly for something. This phrase is famously associated with the poem [[声声慢|聲聲慢|sheng1 sheng1 man4]] by the poet [[李清照|李清照|li3 qing1 zhao4]].

to repeatedly threaten or attempt suicide in order to get one's way or cause a scene; to make a scene by threatening to kill oneself

to look for something; to hunt for and obtain; to seek out

to track or hunt for someone or something by following clues or signs; to search everywhere for someone's whereabouts

(idiom) to use every available opening; to go to great lengths to seek personal gain or a favorable position

(idiom) literally to lock the door and search for the right word; to work intensely on one's writing by relying on solitary concentration and imagination

literally to search for a donkey while riding one; used to describe forgetting what you already have or looking far and wide for something right in front of you

to look for a new partner or find happiness with someone else; often used as a euphemism for having an affair or finding a new romantic interest after a breakup

To search for or find a person to act as a guarantor

(literary) to search for a clever word or a beautiful line while composing poetry; to strive for perfection in phrasing

to look for or seek; to search for something specifically desired

to seek; to search for; to look for something up

the behavior of searching for and collecting food; foraging

To travel far and wide looking for something, only to find it by chance and without effort.

to search for something that is already in one's possession or right in front of one; also used to describe keeping one's current position while seeking a better opportunity