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Definitions for Seek

[1] to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
[2] to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.
[3] to try to obtain: to seek fame.
[4] to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
[5] to go to: to seek a place to rest.
[6] to ask for; request: to seek advice.
[7] Archaic . to search or explore.
[8] to make inquiry.
[9] be sought after , to be desired or in demand: Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.
[10] (when intr, often foll by for or after ) to try to find by searching; look for to seek a solution
[11] (also intr) to try to obtain or acquire to seek happiness
[12] to attempt (to do something); try I'm only seeking to help
[13] (also intr) to enquire about or request (something) to seek help
[14] to go or resort to to seek the garden for peace
[15] an archaic word for explore

Words related to Seek

pursue, follow, investigate, explore, undertake, offer, request, solicit, scout, inquire, scratch, fish, hunt, prowl, root, dragnet, quest, fan, nose, delve

Words nearby Seek

seeing glass, seeing is believing, seeing that, seeing things, seeing-eye dog, seek, seek out, seeker, seekonk, seel, seeland

Origin of Seek

before 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan; cognate with German suchen, Old Norse sœkja, Gothic sōkjan; akin to Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity); cf. beseech

Other words from Seek

out·seek , verb (used with object), out·sought, out·seek·ing.
re·seek , verb (used with object), re·sought, re·seek·ing.
un·seek·ing , adjective

Word origin for Seek

Old English sēcan; related to Old Norse sōkja, Gothic sōkjan, Old High German suohhen, Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent; see beseech

Synonyms for Seek

explore, follow, investigate, pursue, chase, comb, delve, dragnet, fan, fish, hunt, inquire, mouse, nose, prowl, quest, ransack, root, scout, scratch, be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, delve for, dig for, ferret out, fish for, go after, gun for, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, run after, search for, search out, sniff out, track down