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S0215600 (sēk)v. sought (sôt), seek·ing, seeks v.tr.1. To try to locate or discover; search for: animals seeking prey.2. To endeavor to obtain or reach: seek a college education.3. To go to or toward: Water seeks its own level.4. To inquire for; request: seek directions from a police officer.5. To try; endeavor: seek to do good.v.intr. To make a search or investigation: Seek and you will find.

[Middle English sechen, seken, from Old English sēcan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.]

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(siːk) vb (mainly tr) , seeks, seeking or sought1. (when: intr, often foll by for or after) to try to find by searching; look for: to seek a solution. 2. (also intr) to try to obtain or acquire: to seek happiness. 3. to attempt (to do something); try: I'm only seeking to help. 4. (also intr) to enquire about or request (something): to seek help. 5. to go or resort to: to seek the garden for peace. 6. an archaic word for explore[Old English sēcan; related to Old Norse sōkja, Gothic sōkjan, Old High German suohhen, Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent; see beseech] ˈseeker n

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v. sought, seek•ing. v.t. 1. to go in search or quest of. 2. to try to discover, as by studying. 3. to try to obtain: to seek fame. 4. to try or attempt (usu. fol. by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person. 5. to ask for; request: to seek advice. 6. Archaic. to search or explore. v.i. 7. to make inquiry. [before 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan, c. Old Frisian sēka, Old Saxon sōkian, Old High German suohhen (German suchen), Old Norse sŒkja, Gothic sōkjan] seek′er, n.

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If you seek something such as help, advice, or the solution to a problem, you try to obtain it.

I was seeking the help of someone who spoke French.Always seek professional legal advice before entering into any agreement.

The past tense and past participle of seek is sought, not 'seeked'.

Some units and formations sought the earliest opportunity to surrender.His views on the war were sought by the American press.

Seek is often used in writing, but you do not normally use it in conversation. Instead of saying that someone 'seeks' something, you usually say that they try to get it or try to find it.

I tried to get their support for a trade union.They tried to find other work.

In modern English, you never say that someone seeks a person or an object. You say that they look for the person or object.

I've been looking for you all over.I looked for it for ages before I found it.

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Past participle: sought
Gerund: seeking

Imperative
seek
seek

Present
I seek
you seek
he/she/it seeks
we seek
you seek
they seek

Preterite
I sought
you sought
he/she/it sought
we sought
you sought
they sought

Present Continuous
I am seeking
you are seeking
he/she/it is seeking
we are seeking
you are seeking
they are seeking

Present Perfect
I have sought
you have sought
he/she/it has sought
we have sought
you have sought
they have sought

Past Continuous
I was seeking
you were seeking
he/she/it was seeking
we were seeking
you were seeking
they were seeking

Past Perfect
I had sought
you had sought
he/she/it had sought
we had sought
you had sought
they had sought

Future
I will seek
you will seek
he/she/it will seek
we will seek
you will seek
they will seek

Future Perfect
I will have sought
you will have sought
he/she/it will have sought
we will have sought
you will have sought
they will have sought

Future Continuous
I will be seeking
you will be seeking
he/she/it will be seeking
we will be seeking
you will be seeking
they will be seeking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seeking
you have been seeking
he/she/it has been seeking
we have been seeking
you have been seeking
they have been seeking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seeking
you will have been seeking
he/she/it will have been seeking
we will have been seeking
you will have been seeking
they will have been seeking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seeking
you had been seeking
he/she/it had been seeking
we had been seeking
you had been seeking
they had been seeking

Conditional
I would seek
you would seek
he/she/it would seek
we would seek
you would seek
they would seek

Past Conditional
I would have sought
you would have sought
he/she/it would have sought
we would have sought
you would have sought
they would have sought

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seek - the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a diskcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresmotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Verb	1.	seek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"bid - make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"quest - make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
	2.	seek - 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"look for, searchdredge, drag - search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lostfinger - search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"fumble, grope - feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"divine - search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water"surf, browse - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"leave no stone unturned - search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"hunt - seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"gather - look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"scour - examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"seek out - look for a specific person or thingquest after, quest for, go after, pursue - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"fish, angle - seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"grub - search about busilyfeel - grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
	3.	seek - 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"attempt, essay, try, assaypick up the gauntlet, take a dare - be dared to do something and attempt itact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"have a go, give it a try - make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"grope - search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"give it a try, give it a whirl - try; "let's give it a whirl!"adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, risk, chance, hazard - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
	4.	seek - go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	5.	seek - inquire for; "seek directions from a local"request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

seek

verb1. look for, pursue, search for, be after, hunt, go in search of, go in pursuit of, go gunning for, go in quest of They have had to seek work as labourers.2. request, invite, ask for, petition, plead for, solicit, beg for, petition for The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.3. try, attempt, aim, strive, endeavour, essay, aspire to, have a go at (informal) He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.Quotations
"Seek, and ye shall find" Bible: St. Matthew

seek

verb1. To try to find something:cast about, hunt, look, quest, search.2. To strive toward a goal:aim, aspire.Idiom: set one's sights on.3. To endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires:ask (for), request, solicit.4. To make an attempt to do or make:assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, strive, try.Idioms: have a go at, have a shot at, have a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at.

Translations

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seek

(siːk) – past tense, past participle sought (soːt) – verb1. (sometimes with for) 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.寻求2. to try. These men are seeking to destroy the government.企图sought after wanted; asked for. This book is much sought after; a much sought-after book. 很吃香的，广受欢迎的

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hide and seek

A situation in which one party is constantly evading or avoiding another. (A reference to the children's game "hide and go seek.") Often used with the verb "play." The police have been playing hide and seek with the suspect all night long. It's been a game of hide and seek trying to get definitive answers out of the governor.See also: and, hide, seek

seek a knot in a bulrush

To engage in a futile task; to try to find problems where none exist. A bulrush is a grassy plant that is not prone to knots. You'd have better luck seeking a knot in a bulrush than getting those flowers to grow on such rocky soil. I read the report so many times that the boss will be seeking a knot in a bulrush to try to find errors in it.See also: knot, seek

seek (one's) fortune

To attempt to make a living or become rich by leaving one's home or original location. She worked as an assistant in the firm for several years before she finally left to seek her fortune as an independent contractor. I felt trapped in such a small town, where opportunities were very scarce for young people, so as soon as I turned 18, I packed up my belongings and moved to New York City to seek my fortune.See also: fortune, seek

seek revenge (against/on someone or something)

To attempt or intend to retaliate (against someone else) for a wrong done to oneself. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I sought revenge on her by starting a nasty rumor about her relationship with one of our teachers. I see the growth of this extremist movement as largely being citizens seeking revenge against the established government, which they feel has betrayed or abandoned them. Seeking revenge will never give you a sense of peace or closure—you'll remain just as angry as before, and it will bring suffering to someone else along with you.See also: on, revenge, seek, someone

seek out

To hunt, seek, or try to discover someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "seek" and "out." We've been seeking out locations to shoot our new film. I have to seek Sarah out to get the administrator password to the computer.See also: out, seek

seek after

To endeavor to locate or obtain someone or something. Often used in passive constructions. The political party has sought after control of parliament for years. We've been seeking after a new HR manager, but none of the candidates have been a good fit so far. The new toy is expected to be heavily sought after this holiday season.See also: after, seek

seek and ye shall find

You will find inevitably what you are looking for if you look hard enough or in the right way. A: "There are no jobs out there!" B: "No, there are plenty of jobs out there. You just need to be willing to broaden your scope a bit. Seek and ye shall find."See also: and, find, seek, shall, ye

seek (something) from (someone or something)

To endeavor to obtain something from some person, group, organization, office, etc., especially in a formal or official capacity. Often used in passive constructions. I sought assurances from the team that the project would be completed on schedule. You'll have to seek approval from the board of directors.See also: seek

seek professional help

To request, pursue, or endeavor to obtain treatment or counseling from a psychologist or psychiatrist. At the intervention, we all urged her to seek professional help to deal with her addiction. There's no shame in seeking professional help if you think you're suffering from depression, Mike.See also: help, professional, seek

in quest of someone or something

and in search of someone or somethingseeking or hunting something; trying to find something. They went into town in quest of a reasonably priced restaurant. Monday morning I'll go out in search of a job.See also: of, quest

*on the trail (of someone or something)

and *on the track of someone or somethingseeking someone or something; about to find someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I'm on the trail of a new can opener that is supposed to be easier to use. I spent all morning on the track of a vendor who can meet our requirements.See also: on, trail

seek after someone or something

to keep looking for someone or something. I will continue to seek after the thief who stole my car. The thief was seeking after a late-model sedan.See also: after, seek

Seek and ye shall find.

Prov. If you search hard enough for something, you will find it. (Biblical. Can imply that the only thing you need to do to get something is look for it.) The bookstore on the corner is an excellent one. Any book you want, just seek and ye shall find.See also: and, find, seek, shall, ye

seek professional help

Euph. to get psychiatric or psychological treatment. If you are seriously thinking of suicide, now is the time to seek professional help. His friends suggested that he seek professional help.See also: help, professional, seek

seek revenge

(against someone) Go to take revenge (against someone).See also: revenge, seek

seek someone or something out

to search for and find someone or something. We will seek someone out to do the work for us. Liz sought out a helper for Karen.See also: out, seek

seek something from someone or something

to pursue something from someone or something. We will seek an injunction from the judge. My lawyer sought an injunction from the court to try to stop the building project.See also: seek

take revenge (against someone)

and seek revenge (against someone); get revenge against someone; take revenge (on someone) (for something)to get even with someone. Linda planned to take revenge against Ellen. I intend to take revenge on Paul for what he did. I will not seek revenge.See also: revenge, take

birds of a feather (flock together)

Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing-they're all birds of a feather . The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and "Birds dwell with their kind" was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545. See also: bird, feather, of

play hide and seek

Evade or seem to evade someone. For example, Bill is hard to pin down-he's always playing hide and seek. This expression alludes to the children's game in which one player tries to find others who are hiding. It has been used figuratively since the mid-1600s. See also: and, hide, play, seek

seek your ˈfortune

(literary) try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place: At the age of twenty, he decided to emigrate and seek his fortune in Canada. ▶ ˈfortune seeker nounSee also: fortune, seek

seek out

v. To try to locate or discover someone or something: The fish sought out sheltered pools to lay their eggs. The teacher will only give help to those who seek it out.See also: out, seek

seek and ye shall find

If you want something, look for it. This pragmatic advice dates from ancient Greek times and appears in ancient Roman and Chinese sources as well. It crops up in the Bible: “Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7– 8). Despite the archaic ye, it is still current.See also: and, find, seek, shall, ye

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hide and seek

seek a knot in a bulrush

seek (one's) fortune

seek revenge (against/on someone or something)

seek out

seek after

seek and ye shall find

seek (something) from (someone or something)

seek professional help

in quest of someone or something

*on the trail (of someone or something)

seek after someone or something

Seek and ye shall find.

seek professional help

seek revenge

seek someone or something out

seek something from someone or something

take revenge (against someone)

birds of a feather (flock together)

play hide and seek

seek your ˈfortune

seek out

seek and ye shall find

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verb look for

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verb request

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verb try

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verb to try to find something

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verb to strive toward a goal

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verb to endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires

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verb to make an attempt to do or make

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

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verb try to get or reach

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verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

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