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seek
[ seek ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to make inquiry.
seek
/ siːk /
verb
- whenintr, 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
- ˈseeker, noun
Other Words From
- outseek verb (used with object) outsought outseeking
- re·seek verb (used with object) resought reseeking
- un·seeking adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of seek1
Idioms and Phrases
- be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.
More idioms and phrases containing seek
see play hide and seek .Example Sentences
The row began in February when it first emerged the government was seeking the right to be able to access data protected by ADP, using powers granted to it under the Investigatory Powers Act.
Earlier this year, Cardiff University announced plans to cut 400 academic jobs and other Welsh institutions also said they would be seeking redundancies in order to balance the books.
Last month, Hochman also announced his opposition to a third possible avenue to freedom for the brothers — a habeas corpus petition filed by the Menendez defense team seeking a new trial.
Last month, the UK government signalled that it was seeking an exemption to the tariffs and added that it would not retaliate immediately.
He placed a newspaper ad seeking “a conservation-minded donor” who would buy the land but not develop it.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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