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Synonyms for "seek" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for seek in English

seek:

to seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)

  1. to seek
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    to search for
    • search for verbe (searches for, searched for, searching for)
    to seek; to look for
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • He sought for hidden gold.2
      • She sought for the meaning of life.2
    • look for verbe (looks for, looked for, looking for)
      • He was looking for his glasses.2
  2. to seek
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    to seek; to search; to look for
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • He sought for hidden gold.2
      • She sought for the meaning of life.2
    • search verbe (searches, searched, searching)
      • The police are searching for clues1
      • They are searching for the missing man in the entire county1
    • look for verbe (looks for, looked for, looking for)
      • He was looking for his glasses.2
  3. to seek
    – inquire for 1
    to consult
    – seek information from 1
    • consult verbe (consults, consulted, consulting)
      • You should consult the dictionary1
    to seek
    – inquire for 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • seek directions from a local1
  4. to seek
    – inquire for 1
    to seek
    – inquire for 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • seek directions from a local1
  5. to seek
    – try to get or reach 1
    to strive for; to aspire to; to work towards; to strive after; to aim at
    • strive for verbe (strives for, strived for, striving for)
    • aspire to verbe (aspires to, aspired to, aspiring to)
    • work towards verbe (works towards, worked towards, working towards)
    • strive after verbe (strives after, strived after, striving after)
    • aim at verbe (aims at, aimed at, aiming at)
    to aspire
    – have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal 1
    • aspire verbe (aspires, aspired, aspiring)
    to seek
    – try to get or reach 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • seek a position1
      • seek an education1
      • seek happiness1
  6. to seek
    – try to get or reach 1
    to seek
    – try to get or reach 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • seek a position1
      • seek an education1
      • seek happiness1
  7. to seek
    – go to or towards 1
    to seek
    – go to or towards 1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • a liquid seeks its own level1
  8. to seek
    – make an effort or attempt 1
    to attempt; to seek; to try; essay; assay
    – make an effort or attempt 1
    • attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)
      • The police attempted to stop the thief1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • He sought to improve himself1
      • She always seeks to do good in the world1
    • try verbe (tries, tried, trying)
      • He tried to shake off his fears1
    • essay verbe
      • The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps1
    • assay verbe
  9. to seek
    – To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation. 3
    to seek
    – To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation. 3
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • The HDD needed to seek the right location before it could start reading.2

Conjugations for seek:

present
  1. seek
  2. seek
  3. seeks
  4. seek
  5. seek
  6. seek
simple past
  1. sought
  2. sought
  3. sought
  4. sought
  5. sought
  6. sought
present perfect
  1. have sought
  2. have sought
  3. has sought
  4. have sought
  5. have sought
  6. have sought
past continuous
  1. was seeking
  2. were seeking
  3. was seeking
  4. were seeking
  5. were seeking
  6. were seeking
future
  1. shall seek
  2. will seek
  3. will seek
  4. shall seek
  5. will seek
  6. will seek
continuous present
  1. am seeking
  2. are seeking
  3. is seeking
  4. are seeking
  5. are seeking
  6. are seeking
subjunctive
  1. be sought
  2. be sought
  3. be sought
  4. be sought
  5. be sought
  6. be sought
diverse
  1. seek!
  2. let's seek!
  5. sought
  6. seeking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

seek [the ~] nom

  1. the seek
    – the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk 1
    the seek
    – the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk 1
    • seek [the ~] nom
      • The hard-drive had a 5 ms seek time.2
  2. the seek
    – An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position. 3
    the seek
    – An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position. 3

Related Words for "seek":

  • seeking

Alternate Synonyms for "seek":


Related Definitions for "seek":

  1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk1
    • The hard-drive had a 5 ms seek time.2
  2. inquire for1
    • seek directions from a local1
  3. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of1
    • He sought for hidden gold.2
    • She sought for the meaning of life.2
  4. go to or towards1
    • a liquid seeks its own level1
  5. try to get or reach1
    • seek a position1
    • seek an education1
    • seek happiness1
  6. make an effort or attempt1
    • He sought to improve himself1
    • She always seeks to do good in the world1
  7. To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation.3
    • The HDD needed to seek the right location before it could start reading.2
  8. An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position.3

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