Seek

Quick meaning: Seek is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
2. (transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
4. (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
5. (intransitive, sometimes proscribed) To attempt, endeavour, try
6. (intransitive, computing) To navigate through a data stream.
7. (computing) The operation of navigating through a stream.

Example Sentences

I seek wisdom.

I seek forgiveness through repentance.

I sought my fortune on the goldfields.

Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign.

Word Forms

• seeks
• seeking
• seeked
• seekest
• seeketh
• seech
• seeke

Synonyms for seek

Depending on context, synonyms include scrub, assay, attempt, try, essay, search.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include search, assay, attempt, try, essay, explore.

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