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undertake search

[/ˌʌndərˈteɪk sɜːrtʃ/]
verb phrase
empreender uma busca
1. to commit oneself to and begin an investigation, inquiry, or effort to find something or someone
The police decided to undertake search for the missing child immediately.
A polícia decidiu empreender uma busca pela criança desaparecida imediatamente.
2. to assume the responsibility of conducting a systematic search or examination
The research team will undertake search of historical records.
A equipe de pesquisa empreenderá uma busca de registros históricos.
Synonyms
conduct a searchperform a searchcarry out a searchinitiate a searchcommence a search
Antonyms
abandon searchdiscontinue searchcease searching

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
empreender uma busca
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
fazer uma busca
informal alternative
Portugal
levar a cabo uma busca
formal European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

undertake a search and rescue
undertake a comprehensive search
undertake an extensive search
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