What does seek mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seekverb

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

  2. seekverb

    try to get or reach

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

  3. search, seek, look forverb

    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, assayverb

    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. seekverb

    go to or towards

    "a liquid seeks its own level"

  6. seekverb

    inquire for

    "seek directions from a local"

Wiktionary

  1. seekverb

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

    I seek wisdom.

  2. seekverb

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

  3. seekverb

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

  4. seekverb

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

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Seek

    An adverbial mode of speech. At a loss; without measures, knowledge, or experience.

    Being brought and transferred from other services abroad, though they be of good experience in those, yet in these they will be new to seek; and before they have gathered experience, they shall buy it with great loss to his majesty. Edmund Spenser.

    Unpractis’d, unprepar’d, and still to seek. John Milton.

    But they misplace them all;
    And are as much to seek in other things,
    As he that only can design a tree,
    Would be to draw a shipwreck. Wentworth Dillon.

  2. To SEEKverb

    pret. I sought; part. pass. sought.

    Etymology: secan , Sax. soecken, Dutch.

    He did range the town to seek me out. William Shakespeare.

    I have a venturous fairy, that shall seek
    The squirrel’s hoard, and fetch thee thence new nuts. William Shakespeare.

    Because of the money returned in our sacks, are we brought in, that he may seek occasion against us, and take us for bondmen. Gen. xliii. 18.

    He seeketh unto him a cunning workman, to prepare a graven image. Is. xl. 20.

    Seek thee a man which may go with thee. Tob. v. 3.

    The king meant not to seek out nor to decline fighting with them, if they put themselves in his way. Edward Hyde.

    Sweet peace, where do’st thou dwell?
    I humbly crave,
    Let me once know;
    I sought thee in a secret cave,
    And ask’d if peace were there. George Herbert.

    So fatal ’twas to seek temptations out!
    Most confidence has still most cause to doubt. Dryden.

    We must seek out some other original of power for the government of politicks than this of Adam, or else there will be none at all in the world. John Locke.

    Others tempting him, sought of him a sign. Lu. xi. 16.

    The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. Ps. civ. 21.

    God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares,
    And not molest us, unless we ourselves
    Seek them with wandering thoughts. John Milton.

    Oft our alliance other lands desir’d,
    And what we seek of you, of us requir’d. Dryden.

    Let us seek death, or, he not found, supply
    His office. John Milton.

    Dardanus, though born
    On Latian plains, yet sought the Phrygian shore. Dryden.

    Like fury seiz’d the rest; the progress known,
    All seek the mountains, and forsake the town. Dryden.

    Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains,
    Within these walls inglorious silence reigns. Alexander Pope.

    Indulge one labour more,
    And seek Atrides on the Spartan shore. Alexander Pope.

    I had a son,
    Now outlaw’d from my blood; he sought my life. William Shakespeare.

    David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. 1 Sa. xxiii.

  3. To Seekverb

    Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Is. xxxiv.

    Why should he mean me ill, or seek to harm? John Milton.

    Ask not what pains, nor further seek to know
    Their process, or the forms of law below. Dryden.

    I have been forced to relinquish that opinion, and have endeavoured to seek after some better reason. Joseph Addison, Spectat.

    Violent men have sought after my soul. Ps. lxxxvi. 14.

    If thy brother’s ox or sheep go astray, it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it. Deut. xxii. 2.

    All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom. 1 K.

    Unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come. Deutr. xii. 5.

    Being a man of experience, he wished by wisdom to order that which the young prince sought for by war. Richard Knolles.

ChatGPT

  1. seek

    Seek generally means to attempt to find, to search or look for, or to try to achieve or obtain something. It involves taking actions or efforts towards locating, gaining, or accomplishing something. It can also refer to asking for or requesting guidance or help.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seekadjective

    sick

  2. Seekverb

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

  3. Seekverb

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

  4. Seekverb

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

  5. Seekverb

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

  6. Seekverb

    to make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery

  7. Etymology: [OE. seken, AS. scan, scean; akin to OS. skian, LG. sken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. saekja, Sw. ska, Dan. sge, Goth. skjan, and E. sake. Cf. Beseech, Ransack, Sagacious, Sake, Soc.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Seek

    sēk, v.t. to go in search of: to look for: to try to find or gain: to ask for: to solicit: to pursue: to consult.—v.i. to make search or inquiry: to try: to use solicitation: (B.) to resort to:—pa.t. and pa.p. sought.—ns. Seek′er, an inquirer: one of a sect in the time of Cromwell: (anat.) tracer; Seek′-no-far′ther, a reddish winter apple; Seek′-sorr′ow (obs.), a self-tormentor.—Sought after, in demand, desired; To seek, to be sought: at a loss, without knowledge or resources, helpless. [A.S. sécan; cf. Dut. zoeken, Ger. suchen.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SEEK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Seek is ranked #33645 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Seek surname appeared 677 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Seek.

    88.9% or 602 total occurrences were White.
    4.7% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.5% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seek' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1910

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seek' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2564

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seek' in Verbs Frequency: #134

Anagrams for seek »

  1. ekes

  2. kees

  3. seke

  4. skee

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seek in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of seek in a Sentence

  1. Marco Vailati:

    There are no easy gains to make, companies must deliver on the earnings front, the Greek crisis is still unresolved and there is political instability in Spain. Against this uncertain backdrop, investors should be opportunistic and seek to buy on the dips and sell during the moments of euphoria.

  2. Merrick Garland:

    Today’s ruling enjoining the Texas law is a victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law. It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution. We will continue to protect constitutional rights against all who would seek to undermine them.

  3. George Floyd:

    If his own family and blood are trying to deal with it and be positive about it, and go another route to seek justice, then why are you out here tearing up your community? because when youre finished and turn around and want to go buy something, you done tore it up. So now you messed up your own living arrangements. So just relax. Justice will be served.

  4. Louis Aragon:

    I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style.

  5. Haruhiko Kuroda:

    If the Libra is aspiring to be used globally, countries must seek a globally coordinated response, this is not something that can be discussed among G7 central banks alone.

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