Vyhledávají

Vyhledávají is a Czech verb form meaning they search for or they look up. It is the present tense, third person plural, of the imperfective verb vyhledávat. The prefix vy- with the verb hledat (to search/look) yields a sense of seeking out information or sources.

In use, vyhledávají expresses ongoing or habitual searching activity. It commonly describes gathering information, contacts, or resources, often performed online or in reference works. The verb typically takes a direct object in the accusative (for example, informace, zdroje, kontakty) and can be combined with locational phrases such as na internetu, v adresáři, nebo v databázi. Examples: Oni vyhledávají informace na internetu. Firmy vyhledávají nové zákazníky prostřednictvím kampaní.

Vyhledávají has related forms in the verb family. The base form vyhledávat is the imperfective infinitive, while vyhledat is the perfective counterpart. This distinction affects aspect and tense: vyhledávat emphasizes the process of searching, whereas vyhledat emphasizes a completed act of searching. Past tense forms align with aspect: vyhledávali describes ongoing past searching, vyhledali denotes a completed past search. The present tense of the perfective counterpart (for example vyhledají) can indicate a future or single, completed act in some contexts.

See also: hledat, vyhledávání, vyhledat. Vyhledávají is a common academic and journalistic term for describing information-gathering behavior, and it remains widely used in everyday Czech to denote looking up or seeking out information.

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