Buscarme (en. Find me)

/bus'karmes/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Action of trying to locate someone.
She told me she was going to look for me at the station.
Ella me dijo que iba a buscarme en la estación.
To try to find something lost related to me.
They are looking for my keys, which they believe are looking for in my car.
Están buscando mis llaves, que se cree que están buscando en mi coche.
To request someone's presence.
The teacher decided to look for me to talk about my grades.
El profesor decidió buscarme para hablar sobre mis calificaciones.

Etymology

Form of the verb 'buscar' with the enclitic pronoun 'me', indicating that the action is directed towards the speaker.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Look for me in case of emergency
To call someone for assistance.
Buscarme en caso de emergencia
I will look for myself
To take time to reflect on oneself.
Me buscaré a mí mismo
Look for me at the exit
To wait for someone in a specific place after an event.
Buscarme a la salida

Related Words

buscar
Action of trying to find something.
buscar
encontrar
To discover the location of something or someone.
encontrar
localizar
To determine the position of something or someone.
localizar

Slang Meanings

To go informally to look for someone.
I'm going to look for my friend at the bar.
Voy a buscarme a mi amigo al bar.
To make an effort to find someone not seen for a long time.
You should look for me; I haven't heard from you in months.
Deberías buscarme, no he tenido noticias tuyas desde hace meses.