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を捜しに

to look for

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phrase Uncommon #15,557
to look for Marks the person or thing being searched for as the purpose of an action, usually followed by a verb of coming or going.
JA: 友達を捜しに駅へ行きました。
EN: I went to the station to look for my friend.

マーニーが日記を捜しに戻ってきたと思ってたのにえー

I thought Marnie had come back to look for her diary, but… huh?

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

調査を頼んだんだ時間を節約するために姉を捜しに来ただけだよ

I asked you to investigate. I only came to look for my sister to save time.

— 灼熱の魂 (2010)

“理由があるんだ”と思う私を捜しに来ない？

Why don’t you come looking for me, the one who thinks, “There must be a reason”?

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

彼女は迷子になった自分の子供を捜しに行った。

She went to look for her lost child.

トムを捜しに行ってくる。

I'm going to look for Tom.

昨日もあそこへあの刀を捜しに？

Did you go there again yesterday to look for that sword?

— さらば、わが愛／覇王別姫 (1993)

うちの人を捜しに行くわ

I'm going to look for my husband.

— レベッカ (1940)

彼女は病気の赤ちゃんのために医者を捜しに行った。

She went to find a doctor for her sick baby.

村人たちは迷子を捜しに出た。

The villagers set out to search for the lost child.

だいぶ前に君を捜しにいったきりだ

It’s been quite a while since I went looking for you.

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)

女の人があなたを捜しに来たわ

A woman came looking for you.

— 恋する惑星 (1994)

彼は金を捜しに出かけた。

He went out looking for gold.

“世界の果てまでだって息子を捜しにいく”“必ず見つける”って世界の果て？

“I’ll search for my son, even if I have to go to the ends of the earth.” “I’ll find him, no matter what.” The ends of the earth?

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)