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Synonyms for seek
sikseek
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Wiktionary
seekverb
seekverb
To try to find, to look for, to search.
I seek wisdom.
seekverb
To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
seekverb
To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
seekverb
To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
English Synonyms and Antonyms
seek
Synonyms:
adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, support, undertake, uphold, vindicateAntonyms:
abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
seekverb
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
seekverb
try to get or reach
"seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
search, seek, look forverb
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
"The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Synonyms:
attempt, anticipate, explore, look, research, essay, try, look to, assay, search, look fortry, seek, attempt, essay, assayverb
make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Synonyms:
attempt, examine, search, stress, adjudicate, strain, essay, look for, assay, try out, try, prove, test, try on, taste, hear, set about, undertake, sample, judge, renderseekverb
go to or towards
"a liquid seeks its own level"
seekverb
inquire for
"seek directions from a local"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
seekverb
Synonyms:
search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to findseekverb
Synonyms:
solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gainseekverb
Synonyms:
search, make search, lookseekverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
seekverb
Synonyms:
search for, hunt, aim at, strive after, attempt
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SEEK
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#41 | search | |
#77 | get | |
#100 | find | |
#148 | support | |
#192 | research | |
#446 | look | |
#502 | test | |
#608 | court | |
#627 | request | |
#656 | keep | |
#684 | try | |
#749 | ask | |
#1164 | follow | |
#1165 | sample | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1736 | hear | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2157 | protect | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2508 | explore | |
#2567 | judge | |
#2584 | obtain | |
#2751 | aim | |
#2825 | seeking | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3056 | attempt | |
#3140 | affect | |
#3171 | seek | |
#4103 | taste | |
#4340 | prove | |
#5064 | examine | |
#5455 | favor | |
#5490 | essay | |
#5503 | trace | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6098 | seeks | |
#6166 | investigate | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6857 | retain | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7739 | defend | |
#8951 | inquire | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#9759 | render | |
#11336 | strive | |
#11832 | assay | |
#13093 | assert | |
#14126 | anticipate | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#16219 | endeavor | |
#18303 | endeavour | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#24818 | prosecute | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26533 | haunt | |
#29479 | elicit | |
#66242 | adjudicate | |
#80199 | vindicate |
How to use seek in a sentence?
They are trying to cross to the United States to [seek] asylum.
Seek wisdom wherever you are, seek wisdom even in your dreams.
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan:
The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, the action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our national interests.
We do not seek regime change in North Korea, we're not seeking a collapse of the regime.
Translations for seek
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- soekAfrikaans
- بحثArabic
- aramaq, axtarmaqAzerbaijani
- шукацьBelarusian
- тараша, търсяBulgarian
- খোঁজাBengali
- hledatCzech
- søgeDanish
- suchenGerman
- ζητώGreek
- serĉiEsperanto
- buscarSpanish
- otsimaEstonian
- جستجو کردن, جستنPersian
- etsiäFinnish
- søkjaFaroese
- chercherFrench
- sykjeWestern Frisian
- sir, iarr, lorgScottish Gaelic
- חיפשHebrew
- ढूँढना, ढूँढ़ना, खोजनाHindi
- keres, kutatHungarian
- փնտրելArmenian
- cariIndonesian
- leitaIcelandic
- cercare, ricercareItalian
- 探す, 探し回るJapanese
- ძებნაGeorgian
- ស្វែងរកKhmer
- 추구, 찾다Korean
- quaerereLatin
- ຫາLao
- ieškotiLithuanian
- meklētLatvian
- бара, трагаMacedonian
- mencariMalay
- ရှာBurmese
- zoeken, nastrevenDutch
- lete, søkeNorwegian
- szukać, poszukiwaćPolish
- procurarPortuguese
- căutaRomanian
- [[пытаться]] [[найти]], разыскивать, искатьRussian
- тра́жити, trážitiSerbo-Croatian
- hľadaťSlovak
- iskatiSlovene
- kërkojAlbanian
- leta, sökaSwedish
- ҷустуҷӯ карданTajik
- มองหาThai
- agtarmakTurkmen
- aramak, bulmaya calismakTurkish
- шукатиUkrainian
- ڈھونڈھناUrdu
- axtarmoq, qidirmoqUzbek
- tìm, tìm kiếmVietnamese
- cweriWalloon
- זוכןYiddish
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