Buscaron (en. They searched)

/bus'kaɾon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English text: To perform an action to find something or someone.
English text: They searched for the book in the library.
Buscaron el libro en la biblioteca.
English text: To try to locate or find out something.
English text: They searched for information about the topic on the Internet.
Buscaron información sobre el tema en Internet.
English text: To try to obtain something that is desired.
English text: They searched for a job for months without success.
Buscaron trabajo durante meses sin éxito.

Etymology

English text: From the Latin 'buscare', which means 'to search' or 'to inquire'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English text: to look for three feet on a cat
English text: To complicate things unnecessarily.
buscarle tres pies al gato
English text: to look for a hair in an egg
English text: To look for problems where there are none.
buscar un pelo en un huevo
English text: to find the way around
English text: To try to find a solution or a way to do something.
buscar la vuelta

Related Words

English text: search
English text: Verb that means to attempt to find something.
buscar
English text: search
English text: The action of searching; exploration.
búsqueda
English text: search engine
English text: Person or thing that searches.
buscador

Slang Meanings

English text: To search for something desperately.
English text: They are searching everywhere, like crazy.
Están buscando por todas partes, como locos.
English text: To look for an excuse.
English text: He always looks for an excuse not to go out.
Siempre busca una excusa para no salir.