seek
To try to find; to look for; to search for.
Verb 4 meanings
To try to find; to look for; to search for.
“I seek wisdom.”
To try to acquire or gain; to strive after.
“I sought my fortune on the goldfields.”
To try to reach or come to (a location).
“When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.”
To attempt, to try [with infinitive ‘to do something’].
“Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.”
Noun 1 meaning
The operation of navigating through a stream.
Etymology
From Middle English seke, seken, from Old English sēċan, sēċean, sœ̄ċan, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to seek out”), from *seh₂g- (“to follow, trace”).
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SEEK at a glance
SEEK has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + E 1 + K 5) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,407 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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