No. 13,630 in German
durchsuchen
To search thoroughly.
In a sentence
Ich musste mein Zimmer nach meinem verlorenen Schlüssel durchsuchen.
I had to search through my room for my lost keys.
Here, "durchsuchen" is used to indicate the thorough act of searching through a specified area (my room) for something specific (my keys).
Die Polizei durchsucht das Gebäude nach Hinweisen.
The police are searching the building for clues.
In this sentence, "durchsuchen" is utilized to represent an official or systematic search conducted by the police within a given space (the building) for evidence or clues.
Wir haben den ganzen Artikel durchsucht, um die genaue Information zu finden.
We went through the entire article to find the specific information.
Here, "durchsuchen" describes the act of examining textual content (the article) meticulously to locate a particular piece of information.
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