chercher.
to look for, to seek
Meaning & usage
to look for, to seek
Je cherche du boulot.
to look (to do something)
Chercher à expliquer ce phénomène.
to mess with someone, ask for trouble
Tu me cherches ou quoi?
to pick up, to go and get
to get to know oneself
to seek for each other
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Old French cerchier Middle French chercher French chercher Inherited from Middle French chercher, cercher, altered from Old French cerchier through assimilation, from Late Latin circāre, from Latin circa, circus.
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