Doorzocht

Doorzocht is the simple past tense of the Dutch verb doorzoeken, meaning to search through, comb through, or examine thoroughly. It is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. For example: De politie doorzocht het appartement, meaning The police searched through the apartment.

Etymology and usage: The prefix door- conveys throughness or thoroughness, combined with zoeken (to search). The term is common in contexts such as law enforcement, investigations, audits, safety checks, and data review, where a comprehensive examination has taken place. It can describe physical searches of places as well as thorough reviews of documents, records, or digital data.

Grammatical notes: In standard Dutch, doorzocht functions as the past tense form for both the simple past and the present perfect in many contexts. The present perfect is typically formed with hebben plus doorzocht, as in De recherche heeft het dossier doorzocht. This usage highlights a completed thorough search conducted by the subject.

Related terms: The noun doorzoeking denotes a search operation or inspection, such as a house doorzoeking by police. The concept is closely related to doorzoeken as the action, and to other terms for examination or audit, depending on the context.

See also: doorzoeken, doorzoeking, politieonderzoek, audit, inspectie.