search after

search after someone or something

to look for someone or something. (Perhaps over a long period of time.) We searched after a suitable candidate for weeks. I am searching after a part for my '57 Chevy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aurora	[ɔ:'rɔ:rə]
ŽAna	-	Slovene, Croatian
Brando	-	Ancient Germanic
Alissa	ə-LIS-ə	English
Ebba (1)	EB-bah (Swedish), E-bah (German)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Elisheba	i-LISH-ə-bə (English), ee-LISH-ə-bə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew