transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsēk ]
verb
( sought ˈsȯt ; seek·ing )
Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to resort to : go to
2.
a. : to go in search of : look for
b. : to try to discover
3. : to ask for : request
seek s advice
4. : to try to acquire or gain : aim at
seek fame
5. : to make an attempt : try — used with to and an infinitive
governments… seek to keep the bulk of their people contented — D. M. Potter
intransitive verb
1. : to make a search or inquiry
2.
a. : to be sought
b. : to be lacking
in critical judgment…they were sadly to seek — Times Literary Supplement
• seek·er noun