Princeton's WordNet

1. seek(verb)

   the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

2. seek(verb)

   try to get or reach

   "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

3. search, seek, look for(verb)

   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. try, seek, attempt, essay, assay(verb)

   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. seek(verb)

   go to or towards

   "a liquid seeks its own level"

6. seek(verb)

   inquire for

   "seek directions from a local"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. seek(verb)sik

   to look for

   doctors seeking a cure for obesity; Police are seeking witnesses to the murder.

2. seeksik

   to try to

   a program that seeks to improve math test scores; leaders seeking to resolve a trade dispute

Wiktionary

1. seek(Verb)

   To try to find, to look for, to search.

   I seek wisdom.

2. seek(Verb)

   To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.

3. seek(Verb)

   To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.

4. seek(Verb)

   To go, move, travel (in a given direction).

Origin: From seken (also sechen), from secan, with influence from sœkja, whence the hard /k/ sound (compare beseech); both from sōkijanan.

Webster Dictionary

1. Seek(adj)

   sick

2. Seek(verb)

   to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find

3. Seek(verb)

   to inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech

4. Seek(verb)

   to try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life

5. Seek(verb)

   to try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to

6. Seek(verb)

   to make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery

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