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1. (v.t.) seek
to go in search or quest of.
2. seek
to try to discover, as by studying.
3. seek
to try to obtain:
to seek fame.
4. seek
to try or attempt (usu. fol. by an infinitive):
to seek to convince a person.
5. seek
to ask for; request:
to seek advice.
6. seek
Archaic. to search or explore.
7. (v.i.) seek
to make inquiry.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME seken, OE sēcan, c. OFris
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| Definition of 'seek' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) seek
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
2. (verb) seek
try to get or reach
"seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
3. (verb) search, seek, look for
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
"The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
4. (verb) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
5. (verb) seek
go to or towards
"a liquid seeks its own level"
6. (verb) seek
inquire for
"seek directions from a local"
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1. (verb) seek
to look for
doctors seeking a cure for obesity; Police are seeking witnesses to the murder.
2. seek
seek to
to try to
a program that seeks to improve math test scores; leaders seeking to resolve a trade dispute
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| Definition of 'seek' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) seek
sick
2. (verb) seek
to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find
3. (verb) seek
to inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech
4. (verb) seek
to try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life
5. (verb) seek
to try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to
6. (verb) seek
to make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery
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Sense: (sometimes withfor) to try to find, get or achieve
He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.
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 Afrikaans: wil hê |
 Arabic: يَبْحَثُ عَن |
 Bulgarian: търся |
 Brazilian: buscar |
 Czech: (vy)hledat |
 German: suchen |
 Danish: søge |
 Greek: ψάχνω για κτ., αναζητώ, ε |
 Spanish: buscar |
 Estonian: otsima |
 Farsi: جستجو كردن |
 Finnish: etsiä |
 French: tâcher de |
 Hebrew: לְחַפֵּש |
 Hindi: ढूंढ़ना |
 Croatian: tražiti, potražiti |
 Hungarian: keres |
 Indonesian: mencari |
 Icelandic: leita eftir/að |
 Italian: cercare; chiedere |
 Japanese: 求める |
 Korean: 구하다, 추구하다 |
 Lithuanian: ieškoti |
 Latvian: meklēt; tiekties; censtie |
 Malay: mencari |
 Dutch: zoeken |
 Norwegian: søke/lete etter |
 Polish: szukać, poszukiwać |
 Persian: جستجو كردن |
 Pashto: لټول، غوښتل، پلټل، هڅه كو |
 Portuguese: buscar |
 Romanian: a-şi da silinţa; a căuta |
 Russian: искать; просить; добивать |
 Slovak: (vy)hľadať |
 Slovenian: iskati |
 Serbian: tragati |
 Swedish: söka |
 Thai: ค้นหา |
 Turkish: aramak |
 Taiwanese: 尋求 |
 Ukrainian: шукати, розшукувати |
 Urdu: کسی چیز کی جستجو کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tìm, tìm kiếm |
 Chinese: 寻求 |
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