recherchons

Recherchons is the first-person plural present indicative form of the French verb rechercher, meaning to search, look for, or research. Used with the subject nous, it denotes an action carried out by the speaker and others: for example, nous recherchons des informations (we are looking for information) or nous recherchons des candidats (we are seeking candidates).

Etymology and form: Rechercher is formed from the prefix re- (again/back) added to chercher (to search). The verb follows the regular -er conjugation pattern in the present tense. Other present-tense forms include je recherche, tu recherches, il recherche, nous recherchons, vous recherchez, ils recherchent. The noun recherche means research.

Usage notes: Recherchons appears in everyday French to state an ongoing search or recruitment effort, in academic or journalistic writing, or in business communications. It can also appear in headings or slogans when a group is expressing a collective search: Nous recherchons... In other tenses, different forms are used: nous avons recherché (past), nous recherchions (imperfect), etc.

Pronunciation: Recherchons is pronounced roughly as “ruh-sher-shohn,” with the French ch as [ʃ] and a nasal final [õ].

See also: rechercher, recherche, chercher.