Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To examine; explore; investigate.

  2. (transitive)To spend too little time or effort in seeking.

Origin

From Middle English underseken, onderseken (also undersechen), from Old English undersēcan

From Middle English underseken, onderseken (also undersechen), from Old English undersēcan (“to investigate, examine”), equivalent to under- + seek. Cognate with West Frisian ûndersykje (“to research”), Dutch onderzoeken (“to investigate, probe, examine”), German untersuchen (“to examine, investigate, explore”).

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Forms

underseeks, underseeking, undersought, undersought
Base formunderseek · to underseek
3rd person singularunderseeks
Present participleunderseeking
Past simpleundersought
Past participleundersought

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunderseek
he, she, itunderseeks

Past simpleLesson

all personsundersought

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave undersought
he, she, ithas undersought

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill underseek

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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