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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Search or Search for

He came here to search/search for him.
I have come here to search/search for him

When to use search and when to use search for.

Please let me know.

Thanks
  

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Search somewhere for someone/something. I searched my room, but I couldn't find it. I searched my room for my phone but I couldn't find it.

— Optilang

  • Search somewhere for someone/something.
  • I searched my room, but I couldn't find it.
  • I searched my room for my phone but I couldn't find it.
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Search somewhere for someone/something.

I searched my room, but I couldn't find it.

I searched my room for my phone but I couldn't find it.
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Women are always searching their purses for their keys or lipstick.
Men are always searching their pockets for a few coins.
The man was searching the neighborhood for his lost dog.
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AlpheccaStarsWomen are always searching their purses for their keys or lipstick. Men are always searching their pockets for a few coins. The man was searching the neighborhood for his lost dog.
Aphecca Stars, may I ask why you used always + pres. continuous tense ?
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Perfect StrangerAphecca Stars, may I ask why you used always + pres. continuous tense ?
It is a little joke. It is a habit characteristic of women or men.

Women are always fumbling in their purses; men are always fumbling in their pockets.
But women fumble more than men, because purses are larger than pockets!
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Here's the broad idea.

The policeman searched Tom. He checked the contents of Tom's pockets, etc.

The policeman searched for Mary He tried to find Mary.

Clive
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AlpheccaStarsIt is a little joke. It is a habit characteristic of women or men.Women are always fumbling in their purses; men are always fumbling in their pockets. But women fumble more than men, because purses are larger than pockets!
I don't know why but my question got deleted... Sorry for being a pain in the neck but I still don't understand (and don't wan
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Perfect Strangeronly when we want to express annoyance when sb does sth too often (
It does not have to be annoyance. It can be humorous, poking a bit of fun at someone's expense. As I said, it was a little joke about women versus men.
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Perfect StrangerI don't know why but my question got deleted...
It was attached to some other thread.
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Thanks AS. Now everything is clear. I don't know which thread the question was attached to. Cheers.
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