verb/ʃɛʁ.ʃe/
to look for, to seek; to look (to do something); to mess with someone, ask for trouble; to pick up, to go and get; to get to know oneself
“Je cherche du boulot.” — I'm looking for some work.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Old French cerchier Middle French chercher French chercher Inherited from Middle French chercher, cercher, altered from Old French cerchier through assimilation, from Late Latin circāre, from Latin cir