探し回る

さがしまわる

Also written 探しまわる, 捜し回る, 探し廻る, 捜し廻る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

Kanji

• 探 search. Read as さがす.
• 回 times. Read as まわる.

Example sentences

• トムはあちこちメアリーを探し回ったが、彼女を見つけることはできなかった。
  Tom looked everywhere for Mary, but couldn't find her.
• ポストをあちこち探し回ったんだよ。
  I looked around for a mailbox.
• 何かを言おうとして、頭の中で言葉を探し回ったけど、何も出てこなかった。
  Trying to say something, I racked my brain for the words to say but nothing came out.
• 家中探しまわったが気配もない。
  I searched the whole house, but there was no sign of him.
• あれ？家中探し回っても見付からない。
  Huh? I looked all over the house and still couldn't find it.

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