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11seek — [v1] look for be after, beat the bushes*, bird dog*, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for*, follow, go after, gun for*, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned* …
12seek — ► VERB (past and past part. sought) 1) try to find or obtain. 2) (seek out) search for and find. 3) (seek to do) try or want to do. 4) ask for. DERIVATIVES seeker …
13Seek — Seek, a. Sick. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
14SEEK — index apply (request), chase, delve, endeavor, ferret, frisk, hunt, petition, probe …
15seek — (v.) O.E. secan visit, inquire, pursue, influenced by O.N. soekja, both from P.Gmc. *sokjanan (Cf. O.S. sokian, O.Fris. seka, M.Du. soekan, O.H.G. suohhan, Ger. suchen, Goth. sokjan), from PIE *sag to track down, to trace (Cf. L. sagire …
16seek to — index attempt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17seek */*/*/ — UK [siːk] / US [sɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms seek : present tense I/you/we/they seek he/she/it seeks present participle seeking past tense sought UK [sɔːt] / US [sɔt] past participle sought 1) formal to ask for something, or to try to get… …
18seek — 01. My great grandfather came to Boston to [seek] his fortune in the early 1800s. 02. The Chinese migrants came to this country to [seek] a better life. 03. He had to [seek] work as a laborer after he lost his truck driving license for drinking… …
19seek — [[t]si͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦♦ seeks, seeking, sought 1) VERB If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [FORMAL] [V n] They have had to seek work as labourers... [V n] Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy… …
20seek — v. (past and past part. sought) 1 a tr. make a search or inquiry for. b intr. (foll. by for, after) make a search or inquiry. 2 tr. a try or want to find or get. b ask for; request (sought help from him; seeks my aid). 3 tr. (foll. by to +… …
