SEEK

verb (sought; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to ~, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb to resort to ; go to, 2. to go in search of ; look for, to try to discover, to ask for ; request , to try to acquire or gain ; aim at , to make an attempt ; try , intransitive verb to make a search or inquiry, 2. to be sought, to be lacking , ~er noun