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search out

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search someone or something out

to seek and find someone or something. I will search Fred out. I know he's here somewhere. We have to search out the key to the safe-deposit box.

See also: out, search

search out

v.

To seek and find someone or something: I managed to search out an old jazz album. She lost his address, but she was able to search him out using the Internet.

See also: out, search