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seek

  (sēk) pronunciation

v., sought (sôt), seek·ing, seeks.

v.tr.
  1. To try to locate or discover; search for.
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach: seek a college education.
  3. To go to or toward: Water seeks its own level.
  4. To inquire for; request: seek directions from a police officer.
  5. To try; endeavor: seek to do good.
  6. Obsolete. To explore.
v.intr.

To make a search or investigation: Seek and you will find.

[Middle English sechen, seken, from Old English sēcan.]


 
 

(1) To move the access arm to the requested track on a disk.

(2) An assembly language instruction that activates a seek operation on disk.



 
Thesaurus: seek

verb

  1. To try to find something: cast about, hunt, look, quest, search. See seek/avoid.
  2. To strive toward a goal: aim, aspire. Idioms: set one's sights on. See seek/avoid, start/end.
  3. To endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires: ask (for), request, solicit. See request.
  4. To make an attempt to do or make: assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, strive, try. Idioms: have a go at, havemaketakea shot at, havetakea whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See try.

 
Antonyms: seek

v

Definition: ask, inquire; look for
Antonyms: answer, find, reply

v

Definition: try, attempt
Antonyms: neglect


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To look for, go in search of.

pronunciation Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. — Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), Japanese poet.

 
Translations: Translations for: Seek

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - søge, lede efter, stræbe efter, forsøge
v. intr. - søge

idioms:

  • seek out    opspore, finde
  • seek time    søgetid, læsetid, ventetid

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoeken naar, trachten

Français (French)
v. tr. - chercher, demander, rechercher, essayer
v. intr. - rechercher qch

idioms:

  • seek out    aller chercher, dénicher
  • seek time    trouver le temps
  • to seek    chercher/tenter, à trouver (une raison)

Deutsch (German)
v. - suchen nach, sich bemühen, versuchen

idioms:

  • seek out    ausfindig machen
  • seek time    Zugriffszeit
  • to seek    suchen, anstreben, sich bemühen um, aufsuchen, versuchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ανα)ζητώ, επιζητώ, επιδιώκω, αποζητώ, αξιώνω, απαιτώ

idioms:

  • seek out    ψάχνω να βρω, (ξε)διαλέγω
  • seek time    (Η/Υ) χρόνος αναζήτησης

Italiano (Italian)
cercare, tentare di

idioms:

  • seek out    scovare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - buscar

idioms:

  • seek out    procurar por

Русский (Russian)
разыскивать, добиваться, просить (что-л.)

idioms:

  • seek out    разыскать, тщательно искать, изыскивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - buscar, pedir, solicitar, intentar, tratar de, procurar, perseguir, explorar, registrar
v. intr. - acudir, dirigirse, recurrir

idioms:

  • seek out    seleccionar, singularizar, escoger después de una búsqueda
  • seek time    (comp) tiempo de búsqueda
  • to seek    faltantes, aún por encontrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - söka, söka efter, sträva efter, söka sig till, uppsöka

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
寻求, 探索, 寻找, 搜索, 搜查

idioms:

  • seek out    找出
  • seek time    寻道时间

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 尋求, 探索, 尋找
v. intr. - 尋找, 搜索, 探索, 搜查

idioms:

  • seek out    找出
  • seek time    尋道時間

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 찾다, ~하려고 노력하다, ~에 가다
v. intr. - 찾다, ~을 구하다, 가끔가다

idioms:

  • seek out    ~을 찾아내다, ~을 주의 깊게 찾다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 捜す, 探求する, 求める, …へ行く, 捜索する, ほしがる, 行く
n. - 目標検知追尾

idioms:

  • seek out    捜し出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشد, يلتمس, يبحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיפש, ביקש, דרש, ניסה‬
v. intr. - ‮ערך חיפוש‬


 
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