re-search

verb

To search again; to re-examine.

“The river has been searched and re-searched.”

OriginEnglish search ← Middle English serchen ← Anglo-Norman sercher →
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Meanings

verbre-search (third-person singular simple present re-searches, present participle re-searching, simple past and past participle re-searched)

present singular third person re-searches · participle present re-searching · participle past re-searched · past re-searched

  1. transitiveTo search again; to re-examine.

    The river has been searched and re-searched.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  7. Latincircus
  8. Late Latincircō
  9. Anglo-Normansercher
  10. Middle Englishserchen
  11. Englishsearch
  12. Englishre-search

From re- + search.

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APA

re-search. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-search

MLA

“re-search.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-search. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-search,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-search.

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