collocation · neutral
search a property
UK/sɜːtʃ ə ˈprɒpəti/US/sɝːtʃ ə ˈprɑːpərti/SEARCH A PRO·per·ty
to officially look through a building or area to find evidence
Examples
“Officers were authorised to search the property for stolen goods.”
“They had to obtain a warrant before they could search the property.”
“Neighbours reported suspicious activity and police searched the property.”
Band 8 sentence
“Acting on a tip-off, the officers obtained a warrant and searched the property, uncovering crucial evidence.”
Collocations
- conduct a search
- search warrant
Word family
Common mistakes
search house→search the house / search a house
search for the property→search the property / search a property
Say it for a higher band
5search house→6conduct a search→7+search a property
Synonyms
conduct a search
Easily confused
raid a property
“Police raided the property at dawn and arrested two suspects.”
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