[Grammar] Present Perfect in this sentence: I've searched the internet for more information

[BogdanR]

I watched a video where explained this sentence and she said that this sentence not only suggest that in the present I don't search anymore for that information but also I didn't find the information I need.

From my point of view the sentence only say that I don't search anymore in the present but not say if I found it or not in the past. Am I right?

 

[Tdol]

If I heard this sentence on its own, I would think that the speaker probably didn't get the information.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I watched a video where a woman explained this sentence, and she said that this sentence not only suggests that in the present I don't search anymore for that information but also that I didn't find the information I need.

From my point of view the sentence only says that I don't search anymore in the present but does not say whether I found it or not in the past. Am I right?

Is this the sentence?: I've searched the internet for more information.

1. It tells us that you're not searching now. You might continue your search as soon as you're done telling me your progress.

Anymore would mean you will never search again. The sentence doesn't say that.

2. You're right. It does not say whether you have found more information. It just says that you have searched:

- I have searched. Here's what I learned: . . .
- I have searched. I learned nothing.

 

[jutfrank]

I watched a video where explained this sentence and she said that this sentence not only suggests that in the present I don't search anymore for that information but also I didn't find the information I need.

From my point of view the sentence only say that I don't search anymore in the present but not say if I found it or not in the past. Am I right?

The key word here is suggests.

Regarding the semantics of the sentence in isolation, you cannot say that it means you did or did not find any information. It could be used in both ways.

However, it is likely that this is used in a context where the speaker did not find any information. That's the point that the woman in the video is making.