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SEEK definition: 1. to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object: 2. to ask…. Learn more.
1. : to make a search or inquiry.
Definition of seek verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Synonyms: follow, pursue. to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
When you seek something, you try to find it. It's possible to seek fame, or snacks, or a college degree, or approval — as long as you're looking for it, or longing for it, you're seeking it. The origins of the word seek go back to the Latin word sagire, which means "to perceive keenly by scent."
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.
verb. seeking, seeks, sought. To try to find; search for; look for. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To look for someone or something. Webster's New World. To endeavor to obtain or reach. Seek a college education. American Heritage. To go to; resort to. To seek the woods for peace. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
SEEK definition: 1. to try to find or get something: 2. to try to do something: . Learn more.
1. If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [formal] [...] 2. When someone seeks something, they try to obtain it. [formal] [...] 3. If you seek someone's help or advice, you contact them in order to ask for it. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'seek' present simple: I seek, you seek [...]
1. transitive verb. If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [formal] They have had to seek work as laborers. Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. Synonyms: look for, pursue, search for, be after More Synonyms of seek. 2. transitive verb.
