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verb (used with object), sought, seek·ing. to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.
to try to obtain: to seek fame.
to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
to go to: to seek a place to rest.
to ask for; request: to seek advice.
Archaic . to search or explore.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), sought, seek·ing. Idioms for seekbe sought after , to be desired or in demand: Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.
Origin of seek before 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan; cognate with German suchen, Old Norse sœkja, Gothic sōkjan; akin to Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity); cf. beseech
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OTHER WORDS FROM seek outseek, verb (used with object), out·sought, out·seek·ing. re·seek, verb (used with object), re·sought, re·seek·ing. un·seek·ing, adjective Words nearby seek seeing glass, Seeing is believing, seeing that, seeing things, see into, seek , seeker, Seekonk, seek out, seel, Seeland
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Example sentences from the Web for seek The latter is well below the $1 trillion Democratic leaders are seek ing for state and local governments.
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The second is that corporations should seek to make profit by benefiting others.
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The initiative also sought voter approval to have the city borrow money.
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But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
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Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a relative must seek permission from a judge.
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We ought to seek Chinese cooperation in a response to this North Korean act of aggression.
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The birds will seek us out and they will use no logic we know.
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But on Monday Portman said that he would not run for president, choosing to seek reelection in Ohio.
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Finally, we might seek for the characteristic anecdotes of Csar in his unexampled liberalities and contempt of money.
The Caesars | Thomas de Quincey
After the obsequies they seek the young Apis, they seek him throughout sacred Egypt.
Singularly, the men who most despise women are the ones who seek to have her applause.
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We seek for the origin of the savage factor of myth in one aspect of the intellectual condition of savages.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew Lang
The Prophet has said: "Seek him who flees from thee; forgive him who injures thee; give to him who does not give to thee."
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British Dictionary definitions for seek verb seeks , seeking or sought (mainly tr) (when intr, often foll by for or after ) to try to find by searching; look for to seek a solution
(also intr) to try to obtain or acquire to seek happiness
to attempt (to do something); try I'm only seeking to help
(also intr) to enquire about or request (something) to seek help
to go or resort to to seek the garden for peace
an archaic word for explore
Derived forms of seek seeker , noun Word Origin for seek Old English sēcan; related to Old Norse sōkja, Gothic sōkjan, Old High German suohhen, Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent; see beseech
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Words related to seek pursue, follow, investigate, explore, undertake, offer, request, solicit, scout, inquire, scratch, fish, hunt, prowl, root, dragnet, quest, fan, nose, delve