This is the 645th most frequent French word.
chercher
To search or to look for.
In this example, 'chercher' is used in the context of retrieving or fetching something. It conveys the act of going to obtain something.
Elle est allée chercher le courrier.
She went to get the mail.
Here, 'chercher' is used with the preposition 'à' to express an attempt to do something or an intention, shifting its meaning to 'to try to' or 'to aim to.'
Ils cherchent à comprendre le problème.
They are trying to understand the problem.
The verb 'chercher' is used in its present tense and means 'to look for' or 'to search' something. Here, the subject is actively searching for their glasses.