- 1[transitive, intransitive] to look for something or someone seek something/somebody Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
- 2[transitive, intransitive] seek (something) to try to obtain or achieve something to seek funding for a project Highly qualified secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement) He intends to seek custody of the children. We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.
- 3[transitive] to ask someone for something seek something I think it's time we sought legal advice. seek something from somebody She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbor.
- 4[intransitive] seek to do something to try to do something synonym attempt They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
- 5-seeking (in adjectives and nouns) looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this attention-seeking behavior Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking. see heat-seeking, self-seeking see hide-and-seek Idioms
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NAmE//sik//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they seek he / she / it seeks
past simple sought
-ing form seeking
to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place Many moved to California to seek their fortune. Phrasal Verbsseek out
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