No. 588 in Italian
cerca
"Searches" or "looks for."
In a sentence
Luca cerca il suo telefono ovunque.
Luca is looking for his phone everywhere.
Here, 'cerca' is the conjugated third-person singular form of the verb 'cercare', meaning 'to look for'.
La casa è situata circa cinque chilometri dalla città.
The house is located about five kilometers from the city.
In this sentence, 'circa' means 'about' or 'approximately', used as an adverb.
La studentessa cerca di finire i compiti prima di cena.
The student is trying to finish the homework before dinner.
In this case, 'cerca di' indicates an attempt or effort to do something, followed by an infinitive verb.
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