Seek

Verb

 * 1)  To try to find, to look for, to search.
 * I seek wisdom.
 * 1)  To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
 * 2) * 1960, Lobsang Rampa, The Rampa Story:
 * “My, my! It is indeed a long way yet, look you!” said the pleasant woman of whom I sought directions.
 * 1)  To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
 * 2) * 1880, George Q. Cannon, How the Gospel is Preached By the Elders, etc.:
 * But persecution sought the lives of men of this character.
 * 1) * 1886, Constantine Popoff, translation of Leo Tolstoy's What I Believe:
 * I can no longer seek fame or glory, nor can I help trying to get rid of my riches, which separate me from my fellow-creatures.
 * 1)  To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
 * 2) * 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
 * Ryght so he sought [...] towarde Sandewyche where he founde before hym many galyard knyghtes [...].

Synonyms

 * look for
 * search

Related terms

 * hide and seek
 * seeker

Adverbs for Seek
frivolously; sensually; patiently; idly; sedulously; contemptuously; unavailingly; desperately; habitually; persistently; instinctively; contentiously; adventurously; diligently; vainly; aimlessly; scientifically; involuntarily; tirelessly; faithfully; impiously; perseveringly; industriously; obstinately.

Thesaurus
address, aim, angle for, ask for, aspire, be after, be curious, be determined, beat about for, beg, bid for, burn with curiosity, canvass, cast about, chase, chivy, court, delve, delve for, demand, dig, dig around for, dig for, dig up, dog, endeavor, essay, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, follow up, gape, gawk, give chase, go after, go gunning for, gun for, hollo after, hope, hound, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, inquire, interrogate, invite, labor, look, look for, look up, make after, mouse, nose, nose around for, nose out, peer, pop the question, prosecute, prowl after, pursue, query, quest, quest after, question, quiz, raise the hunt, request, resolve, root, rubber, rubberneck, run after, search, search for, search out, see to, seek for, seek out, smell, solicit, stare, still-hunt, strain, strive, struggle, study, sue, sue for, sweat, sweat blood, take out after, try, try to find, undertake, want to know, woo

Etymology
From secan:, with influence from  sœkja:, whence the hard /k/ sound (compare beseech:).

Pronunciation

 * , sēk

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: փնտրել
 * Chinese:
 * Lithuanian: ieškoti
 * Mandarin:, 找尋, 找寻, , ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 探す (さがす, sagasu), 探し回る (さがしまわる, sagashi-mawaru)


 * Korean: 찾다, 추구하다
 * Latin:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: søke, lete
 * Old English: ,
 * Polish: poszukiwać, szukać
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: lorg, sir, iarr
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: aramak, bulmaya calismak
 * West Frisian: sykje
 * !Xóõ:

Anagrams

 * ekes
 * kees
 * seke