seek
To try to find; to look for; to search forTo try to find; to look for; to search for.
» Everybody has the right to seek happiness.
Кожний має право на пошуки щастя.
Meaning
8 senses(ambitransitive)To try to find; to look for; to search for.
I seek wisdom.
suchen
иска́тьiskátʹ, разы́скиватьrazýskivatʹ, пыта́ться найти́pytátʹsja najtí
шука́тиšukáty
try to get or reach
(transitive)To try to acquire or gain; to strive after.
I sought my fortune on the goldfields.
(transitive)To try to reach or come to (a location).
When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.
(intransitive)To attempt, to try [with infinitive ‘to do something’].
Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.
make an effort or attempt
(transitive)To ask for; to solicit.
I seek forgiveness through repentance.
(intransitive)To move to a specified location (particularly of a disk drive or similar device).
This function instructs the hard drive to seek to a specified track.
(intransitive)To navigate through a data stream.
(intransitive, obsolete)To go, to move, to travel (in a given direction).
Examples
802 sentencesEverybody has the right to seek happiness.
Кожний має право на пошуки щастя.
Let's play hide and seek.
Пограймо у піжмурки.
ruДавай играть в прятки.
deLasst uns Verstecken spielen!
I came here seeking justice.
Я прийшов сюди в пошуках правосуддя.
I'm seeking answers.
Я шукаю відповіді.
He sought shelter from the rain.
ruОн искал укрытия от дождя.
deEr suchte Schutz vor dem Regen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English seke, seken, from Old English sēċan, sēċean, sœ̄ċan, from Proto-West GFrom Middle English seke, seken, from Old English sēċan, sēċean, sœ̄ċan, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to seek out”), from *seh₂g- (“to follow, trace”).
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Forms
seeks, seeking, sought, soughtPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle