Seek word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "seek" word
[verb] inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
[verb] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
[verb] go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
[verb] try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
[verb] make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
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\Seek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeking}.] [OE, seken, AS. s?can, s?cean; akin to OS. s?kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. s?kja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s?kjan, and E. sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake}, {Soc}.] 1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find. The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 15,16. 2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech. Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke xi. 16. 3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life. 4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5. Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains. --Pope.
\Seek\, v. i. To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. --Isa. xxxiv. 16. {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unpreparated. ``Unpracticed, unpreparated, and still to seek.'' --Milton. [Obs] {To seek after}, to make pursuit of; to attempt to find or take. {To seek for}, to endeavor to find. {To seek to}, to apply to; to resort to; to court. [Obs.] ``All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom.'' --1. Kings x. 24. {To seek upon}, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up; to persecute. [Obs.] To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest. --Chaucer.
Synonyms for seek
assay, attempt, essay, look for, search, try
See also: act | chance | endeavour | examine | finger | gamble | gather | give it a whirl | hazard | lay on the line | movement | put on the line | quest | quest after | run a risk | strive | struggle | surf | take chances | travel |
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Let's analyse "seek" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KEES. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]
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seek: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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