seek+for
51To seek upon — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… …
52seek — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ …
53seek — verb (sought; seeking) Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to resort to ; go to 2. a …
54seek — verb (past and past participle sought) 1》 attempt to find. ↘(seek someone/thing out) search for and find someone or something. 2》 attempt to obtain or do. 3》 ask for. 4》 archaic go to (a place). Phrases seek dead Brit. used to instruct a… …
55seek time — noun (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval • Hyponyms: ↑ …
56seek — [c]/sik / (say seek) verb (sought, seeking) –verb (t) 1. to go in search or quest of: to seek a new home. 2. to try to find by searching or endeavour: to seek a solution. 3. to try to obtain: to seek fame. 4. to try or attempt (to do something):… …
57seek — verb /siːk/ a) To try to find, to look for, to search. I seek wisdom. b) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; …
58seek out — PHRASAL VERB If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them. [V P n (not pron)] Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe... [V n P] Ellen spent the day… …
59seek — v 1. search, look for, pursue, quest, hunt for, go for, follow the trail of; look around for, cast around for, poke around for, probe for, fish for; nose out, ferret out, track down, follow up on; ransack, rummage, check out, leave no stone… …
60seek*/*/ — [siːk] (past tense and past participle sought [sɔːt] ) verb [T] formal 1) to ask for something, or to try to get something Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week.[/ex] Hundreds of people sought refuge in the British Embassy.[/ex]… …
