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cercare meaning in English

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cercare verb

attempt [attempted, attempting, attempts](to try)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtempt] [US: ə.ˈtempt]
He attempted to kill himself. = Cercò di uccidersi.

look [looked, looking, looks](give an appearance of being)
verb
[UK: lʊk] [US: ˈlʊk]

look for(search; seek)
verb
[UK: lʊk fɔː(r)] [US: ˈlʊk ˈfɔːr]

look out(to find by looking)
verb
[UK: lʊk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈlʊk ˈaʊt]

look up(to obtain information about something from a text source)
verb
[UK: lʊk ʌp] [US: ˈlʊk ʌp]

pursue [pursued, pursuing, pursues](to aim for)
verb
[UK: pə.ˈsjuː] [US: pər.ˈsuː]
Some people pursue only pleasure. = Alcune persone cercano solo il piacere.

search [searched, searching, searches](to look throughout (a place) for something)
verb
[UK: sɜːtʃ] [US: ˈsɝːtʃ]
He searched for the key. = Cercò la chiave.

seek [sought, sought, seeking, seeks](to try to find)
verb
[UK: siːk] [US: ˈsiːk]
We seek happiness. = Cerchiamo felicità.

strive(to sincerely try to achieve, to make one's best effort)
verb
[UK: straɪv] [US: ˈstraɪv]

try [tried, tried, trying, tries](to attempt)
verb
[UK: ˈtraɪ] [US: ˈtraɪ]
Try and swim! = Cerca di nuotare!

cercare con lo sguardo verb

look out(to find by looking)
verb
[UK: lʊk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈlʊk ˈaʊt]

cercare il pelo nell'uovo verb

nitpick [nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks](to correct minutiae or find fault)
verb
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk] [US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪk]

split hairs(to consider fine details)
verb
[UK: splɪt heəz] [US: ˈsplɪt ˈherz]

cercare rogne verb

ask for it(provoke an unwanted action)
verb

cercare rogne adjective

cruising for a bruising(following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself)
adjective

ricercare verb

look for(search; seek)
verb
[UK: lʊk fɔː(r)] [US: ˈlʊk ˈfɔːr]

query [queried, querying, queries](computing: search database)
verb
[UK: ˈkwɪə.ri] [US: ˈkwiː.ri]

research [researched, researching, researches](to examine with continued care)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈsɜːtʃ] [US: ri.ˈsɝːtʃ]
The research is finished? = La ricerca è finita?

seek [sought, sought, seeking, seeks](to try to find)
verb
[UK: siːk] [US: ˈsiːk]

seek out(to try to locate)
verb
[UK: siːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈsiːk ˈaʊt]