verb#1,027 by frequency
seek
/ˈsiːk/
To try to find; to look for; to search for; To try to acquire or gain
- he/she/it
- seeks
- past
- sought
- past participle
- sought
Meanings
- 1
To try to find; to look for; to search for
He is seeking a job.
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She is seeking a job.
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- 2
To try to acquire or gain; to strive after
- 3
To try to reach or come to (a location)
- 4
To attempt, to try [with infinitive ‘to do something’]
- 5
To ask for; to solicit
- 6
To go, to move, to travel (in a given direction)
- 7
To move to a specified location (particularly of a disk drive or similar device)rare
- 8
To navigate through a data streamrare