Search / Search for
Now I am searching ways to make the Lombok community aware of mental health.
Indonesian candidates often use search (memeriksa) when they mean search for (mencari).
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Search
In the photograph at the top of the page, a policewoman is searching a car. She is not searching for the car - she has already found the car!
Search for
In the photograph at the top of the page, a policewoman is searching for something inside the car, possibly a weapon or drugs.
In our opening example - mental health in Lombok - our writer probably meant to write:
Now I am searching for ways to make the Lombok community aware of mental health.
Look at these examples and notice the difference between search and search for.