pretražiti

претражити

/pretrǎːʒiti/ · perfective · impf.: pretraživati

VERB

(of a place, person) to search; to go through

Policija je pretražila ceo stan. — The police searched the whole apartment.

Pretražila sam sve fioke, ali ključeva nema. — I went through all the drawers, but the keys aren't there.
(of the internet, a database) to search; to look up

Pretražio sam internet, ali nisam našao odgovor. — I searched the internet but didn't find an answer.

The direct object (acc.) is the place searched, not the thing sought; to look for something is tražiti.

Synonyms:

istražiti

Forms

Past (masc.): pretražio

Imperative: pretraži