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Seek Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Seek? [n] (computer science) the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk [v] inquire for; "seek directions from a local" [v] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [v] go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level" [v] try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" [v] make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Seek: assay \| attempt \| essay \| look for \| search \| try Related Terms \| Find terms related to Seek: See Also \| act \| adventure \| angle \| bid \| browse \| chance \| desire \| divine \| drag \| dredge \| endeavor \| endeavour \| examine \| feel \| fight \| finger \| fish \| fumble \| gamble \| gather \| give it a try \| give it a whirl \| go \| go after \| grope \| grope \| grub \| hazard \| hunt \| lay on the line \| leave no stone unturned \| locomote \| maraud \| motion \| move \| move \| movement \| pick up the gauntlet \| prove \| pursue \| put on the line \| quest \| quest after \| quest for \| request \| risk \| run a risk \| scour \| seek out \| shop \| strive \| struggle \| surf \| take a chance \| take a dare \| take chances \| test \| travel \| try out \| want \| want Seek In Webster's Dictionary \Seek\, a. Sick. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Seek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeking}.] [OE, seken, AS. s?can, s?cean; akin to OS. s?kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. s?kja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s?kjan, and E. sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake}, {Soc}.] 1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find. The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 15,16. 2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech. Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke xi. 16. 3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life. 4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5. Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains. --Pope. \Seek\, v. i. To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. --Isa. xxxiv. 16. {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unpreparated. ``Unpracticed, unpreparated, and still to seek.'' --Milton. [Obs] {To seek after}, to make pursuit of; to attempt to find or take. {To seek for}, to endeavor to find. {To seek to}, to apply to; to resort to; to court. [Obs.] ``All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom.'' --1. Kings x. 24. {To seek upon}, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up; to persecute. [Obs.] To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest. --Chaucer.

Seek Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Seek?

[n] (computer science) the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
[v] inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
[v] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
[v] go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
[v] try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
[v] make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

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Seek In Webster's Dictionary

\Seek\, a.
Sick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Seek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Seeking}.] [OE, seken, AS. s?can, s?cean; akin to OS.
s?kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen,
Icel. s?kja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s?kjan, and E.
sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake}, {Soc}.]
1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to
   find.

         The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he
         said, I seek my brethren.             --Gen. xxxvii.
                                               15,16.

2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech.

         Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke
                                               xi. 16.

3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as,
   to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.

4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

         Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5.

         Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains.
                                               --Pope.


\Seek\, v. i.
To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery.

      Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. --Isa.
                                               xxxiv. 16.

{To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unpreparated.
   ``Unpracticed, unpreparated, and still to seek.''
   --Milton. [Obs]

{To seek after}, to make pursuit of; to attempt to find or
   take.

{To seek for}, to endeavor to find.

{To seek to}, to apply to; to resort to; to court. [Obs.]
   ``All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom.''
   --1. Kings x. 24.

{To seek upon}, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up;
   to persecute. [Obs.]

         To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest.
                                               --Chaucer.

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