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chercher

to look for

verb shair-SHAY Common

Also means

to fetch

Usage Note

Chercher already contains 'for', so you never add pour — je cherche mes clés means 'I'm looking for my keys'. Paired with aller it means to go fetch, as in va chercher le pain, and chercher à plus an infinitive means to try to.

Examples

"Je cherche mes clés."

Natural Translation

I'm looking for my keys.

Literal Translation

I look-for my keys

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