22.1.4. gy. A1B1 (példák)

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 2 hagy vmit vhol, felejt/ottfelejt vmit vhol [T]

Hey, you've left your keys on the table.

That's the second umbrella I've left on the train!

look verb /lʊk/ 2 keres (vkit/vmit) [I]

I'm looking for my keys.

I've looked everywhere but I can't find my glasses.

I looked down the list but couldn't see his name.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 1 elveszt, elveszít vmit (nem talál vmit) [T]

I've lost my passport.

She's always losing her car keys.

search verb /sɜːtʃ/ 1 keres, kutat, átkutat vmit (próbál megtalálni vkit/vmit) [I or T]

I've searched my bedroom but I can't find my watch.

He searched in his pockets for some change.

Police are still searching the woods for the missing girl.

He searched (in/through) his pockets for some change.

I've searched high and low , but I can't find my birth certificate.

The detectives searched the house from top to bottom, but they found no sign of the stolen goods.

look noun /lʊk/ 2 keresés [C usually no plural]

I had another look for the watch, but couldn't find it.

search noun /sɜːtʃ/ 1 keresés, kutatás; átkutatás (vki/vmi megtalálására) [C]

After a long search, they eventually found the missing papers.

The police carried out/conducted/made a thorough search of the house, but they failed to find any drugs.

hidden adjective /ˈhɪd.ən/ 1 rejtett, elrejtett, eldugott (nehéz megtalálni)

a hidden valley

There were hidden microphones in the room to record their conversation.

lost adjective /lɒst/ 2 eltűnt, elveszett

Things tend to get lost when you move house.

Lost: a black cat with white paws

Mikey turned up with the lost book.

missing adjective /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ 1 eltűnt, elveszett

Her father has been missing since September 2014.

The girl went missing during a family outing to Mount Snowdon.

Have you found those missing documents?

Phrasal verbs:

leave behind ↔ sb/sth /liːv/ ottfelejt vmit; hátrahagy vmit/vkit

We were in a hurry and I think I must have left my keys behind.

He got out of the country, but had to leave his wife and son behind.