No. 460 in Spanish
buscar
"Buscar" means "to search" or "to look for."
In a sentence
Voy a buscar mis llaves que perdí ayer.
I am going to look for my keys that I lost yesterday.
In this sentence, 'buscar' is used to describe the act of looking for a physical object that is lost or misplaced.
Buscar la felicidad es un objetivo común entre las personas.
Seeking happiness is a common goal among people.
Here, 'buscar' is employed metaphorically to indicate striving or pursuing an abstract concept like happiness.
Debes buscar en esta lista tu nombre y marcarlo.
You must look for your name on this list and mark it.
In this context, 'buscar' refers to searching for specific information within a set of data or a list.
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