Complete Definition of "seek"

see|sek
English

Etymology
From OE. secan|s��an, with influence from Old Norse s�kja, whence the hard /k/ sound (compare beseech).

Pronunciation
IPA|/si:k/
s�k
audio|en-us-seek.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|seeks|seeking|sought

  1. To try to find, to look for.

#: I seek wisdom.

Related terms
hide and seek
seeker

Translations

CJKV Characters: �, �
Dutch: zoeken, nastreven
Esperanto: ser�i
Finnish: etsiä
French: chercher
Frisian: sykje
German: suchen
Turkish: aramak, bulmaya calismak
Hungarian keres, kutat
Indonesian: cari|mencari, cari|mencari-cari
Italian: cercare
mid
Japanese: �� (���, sagasu), ���� (������, sagashi-mawaru)
Korean: 찾�, �구��
Latin: quaerere
Old English: secan|s��an, neosian|n�osian
Portuguese: procurar
Russian: и�ка�� (iskát')
Spanish: buscar

See also
look for
search

Category:English irregular verbs

ar:seek
de:seek
et:seek
el:seek
fa:seek
fr:seek
gl:seek
ko:seek
io:seek
id:seek
it:seek
kk:seek
ku:seek
hu:seek
pl:seek
pt:seek
simple:seek
fi:seek
ta:seek
te:seek
vi:seek
uk:seek
zh:seek

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