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  1. Difference between "search of" and "search for" - usage

    Feb 9, 2015 · I was writing a classified for a company, but I got confused between two different usage of 'search'. Read the following sentences: If you're in search of a quality marketing company, then your …

  2. Search in/at/on Google? - WordReference Forums

    Mar 10, 2010 · If you think of Google as a tool, then you search with Google. If you think of it as a place, then do as bluegiraffe suggests: "on Google". If it is a verb for you, the follow bluegiraffe's …

  3. "search in" vs "search on" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Mar 30, 2016 · One may search on a surface for something. For example, "search on the table for the dice" (though I might prefer "look on the table" rather than "search", using look as a synonym for …

  4. Difference between "in search of" and "in search for"

    Jun 16, 2020 · I am in search of cheap labour. I am in search for cheap labour. how do you know which preposition to use? is it collocation?

  5. Search up vs. Look up - WordReference Forums

    May 28, 2006 · Personally, I'd say "search for it on Google" or "do a Google search for it." Nevertheless, I can maybe see how this could be modern Internet lingo for "search for it on the Internet" (note that …

  6. What's the difference between search and "search for"?

    Apr 30, 2014 · Search for the Yellow Pages -- look around the house and try to remember where you left it. Search the Yellow Pages -- look inside the Yellow Pages for a product or service you're interested …

  7. Search for / about - WordReference Forums

    Aug 1, 2014 · Search for information is correct. Search about information is incorrect unless the topic you are exploring is the word "information".

  8. look for, search, seek - WordReference Forums

    Mar 19, 2007 · Look For 1. Search for; also, seek out. For example, A search party was sent to look for the lost fliers, or Those kids are just looking for trouble. 2. Expect, anticipate, as in Look for a change …

  9. search [for] the information - WordReference Forums

    Apr 20, 2023 · Hello, everyone. What's the difference between "search the information" and "search for the information"? For example, in this sentecne: I like to use the Internet to search [for] the …

  10. to search vs searching - WordReference Forums

    Aug 4, 2013 · 1. Once again I felt I was left searching for help, and wondering where I would turn. (from the book To Save My Son by Fern Norby) 2. Once again I felt I was left to search for help, and to …