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quit searching

[kwɪt ˈsɜːr.tʃɪŋ]
verb phrase
parar de procurar
1. to stop looking for something or someone
I decided to quit searching for my lost keys and buy new ones.
Decidi parar de procurar minhas chaves perdidas e comprar novas.
2. to abandon an effort to find or locate something
After hours of effort, he chose to quit searching the forest.
Depois de horas de esforço, ele escolheu parar de procurar na floresta.
NYC Slang
fuhgeddaboutit (implies giving up the search)
Synonyms
stop searchingcease searchinggive up searchingabandon the searchstop looking
Antonyms
continue searchingkeep searchingresume searchingintensify the search

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
parar de procurar
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
parar de procurar / largar a procura
common colloquial variation
Rio de Janeiro
parar de procurar / desistir da procura
emphasizes giving up the effort
Portugal
deixar de procurar / parar de procurar
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

give up the ghost
call it quits
throw in the towel
let sleeping dogs lie
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