underseek
To examine; explore; investigateTo examine; explore; investigate.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To examine; explore; investigate.
(transitive)To spend too little time or effort in seeking.
Origin
From Middle English underseken, onderseken (also undersechen), from Old English undersēcanFrom 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 form | underseek · to underseek |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underseeks |
| Present participle | underseeking |
| Past simple | undersought |
| Past participle | undersought |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.