Looked carefully for someone or something that was lost or hidden.
From Old French 'cerchier,' from Latin 'circare' meaning 'to go around in a circle.' The sense of searching comes from moving in a circle to find something.
The word 'search' comes from 'circling' around an area—which is why 'circle' and 'search' share the same Latin root 'circare'—you search by going around and around, literally circulating through a space.
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