тражити

Etymology
From, thus the original meaning being "to follow the traces of".

Verb

 * 1)  to seek, look for, search (something that is lost, unknown, or not present)
 * тражити некога — to look for somebody
 * тражи се особа за рад у пекари — a person is wanted for work in the bakery
 * тражи се — wanted, needed (in ads)
 * тражити срећу — to seek happiness
 * тражити помоћ — to seek help
 * тражити посао — to look for a job
 * 1)  to stubbornly plead, demand, call for, request
 * тражити правду — to demand justice
 * ово тражи брзу реакцију — this calls for a rapid response
 * 1)  to require
 * биља за раст тражи воду — plant requires water for growth
 * 1)  to look up (word in a dictionary or reference work)
 * тражити р(иј)еч у р(ј)ечнику — to look up a word in the dictionary
 * 1)  to have no purpose in life yet, not to know what one wants yet, to have an identity crisis
 * још се тражим — I'm still having an identity crisis
 * тражити пуно — to be demanding, ask a lot
 * тражити одштету — to claim compensation
 * што си тражио то си и добио — you asked for it
 * што си тражио то си и добио — you asked for it

Synonyms

 * (regional)