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verb (used with object), sought, seek·ing.
verb (used without object), sought, seek·ing.
to make inquiry.
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Idioms about seek

    be sought after, to be desired or in demand: Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.

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

outseek, verb (used with object), out·sought, out·seek·ing.re·seek, verb (used with object), re·sought, re·seek·ing.un·seek·ing, adjective
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How to use seek in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for seek

seek
/ (siːk) /

verb seeks, seeking or sought (mainly tr)
(when intr, often foll by for or after) to try to find by searching; look forto seek a solution
(also intr) to try to obtain or acquireto seek happiness
to attempt (to do something); tryI'm only seeking to help
(also intr) to enquire about or request (something)to seek help
to go or resort toto seek the garden for peace
an archaic word for explore

Derived forms of seek

seeker, noun

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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with seek

seek

see play hide and seek.

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