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seek /sēk/ transitive verb (pat and pap sought /söt/)- To look for
- To try to find, get, or achieve
- To ask for
- To aim at
- To resort to, take oneself off to
- To advance against
- To try
- To search, examine (archaic)
intransitive verb- To make a search
- To try or endeavour
- To resort (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OE sēcan (pat sōhte, pap gesōht); cf Ger suchen seekˈer noun - A person who seeks
- An inquirer
- A dissector's probing instrument
- A telescopic finder
- (with cap) a member of a 17c sect who sought for the true church
seek-no-furthˈer noun A reddish winter apple seek after To go in quest of seek for To look for seek out - To look for and find
- To find after much searching
- To bring out from a hidden place
sought after In demand to seek - Not to be found
- Lacking
- At a loss to know (archaic; eg What real good is, I am to seek)
- Defective (in; archaic)
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