seek

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 37.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To try to find; to look for; to search for.

   I seek wisdom.

2. verb To try to acquire or gain; to strive after.

   I sought my fortune on the goldfields.

3. verb To try to reach or come to (a location).

   When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.

4. verb To attempt, to try .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with infinitive ‘to do something’].

   Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.

5. verb To ask for; to solicit.

   I seek forgiveness through repentance.

6. verb To go, to move, to travel (in a given direction).
7. verb To move to a specified location .

   This function instructs the hard drive to seek to a specified track.

8. verb To navigate through a data stream.

Similar words

look for search assay attempt try essay explore lookup quest searching

Often followed by

to the a out for and an his their

Word family

seeker seekers seeking seeks sought