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seek

გამოთქმა: /siːk/

ზმნა

Universal
  • attempt to find (something):they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds
  • attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something):the new regime sought his extradition [no object, with infinitive]:her parents had never sought to interfere with her freedom
  • ask for (something) from someone:he sought help from the police
  • (seek someone/thing out) search for and find someone or something:it’s his job to seek out new customers
  • archaic go to (a place):I sought my bedroom each night to brood over it

seek dead

British used to instruct a retriever to go and look for game that has been shot.

seek one's fortune

travel somewhere in the hope of achieving wealth and success: he emigrated to Britain to seek his fortune

to seek

archaic
lacking; not yet found:the end she knew, the means were to seek
(far to seek) out of reach; a long way off: the reason is not far to seek

seeker

noun
[often in combination]:a pleasure-seeker a job-seeker

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