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[/sɜːrtʃ ɑːn/]
verb
continuar procurando
1.
to continue searching or looking for something
Search on for the missing documents in the filing cabinet.
Continue procurando pelos documentos desaparecidos no arquivo.
2.
to perform a search operation using a search engine or database
You can search on Google for any information you need.
Você pode buscar no Google por qualquer informação que precisar.
3.
to keep investigating or probing into a matter
The detective decided to search on despite the lack of initial clues.
O detetive decidiu continuar investigando apesar da falta de pistas iniciais.
Synonyms
keep searching
continue looking
search further
investigate
look for
Antonyms
stop searching
give up
abandon search
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
continuar procurando; buscar em
common usage in both spoken and written Portuguese
Portugal
procurar em; pesquisar em
slight preference for 'pesquisar' in formal contexts
Related Idioms & Phrases
search high and low
search one's soul
in search of
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