The difference between Look for and Search

When used as verbs, look for means to search for, whereas search means to look in (a place) for something.

Search is also noun with the meaning: an attempt to find something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Look for and Search

  1. Look for as a verb:

    To search for; to seek.

    Examples:

    "He spent his life looking for the truth."

  1. Search as a noun:

    An attempt to find something.

    Examples:

    "With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."

  2. Search as a noun:

    The act of searching in general.

    Examples:

    "'Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently."

  1. Search as a verb (transitive):

    To look in (a place) for something.

    Examples:

    "I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

  2. Search as a verb (intransitive, followed by "for"):

    To look thoroughly.

    Examples:

    "The police are searching for evidence in his flat."

  3. Search as a verb (transitive, now, rare):

    To look for, seek.

  4. Search as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To probe or examine (a wound).

  5. Search as a verb (obsolete):

    To examine; to try; to put to the test.

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