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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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seek nouns seek help • He sought help from the police. seek advice/information • If in any doubt, seek the advice of a senior officer. seek support/approval • He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal. seek permission • They are seeking permission to build 200 new houses. seek refuge/asylum/shelter (= try to find somewhere safe ) • They sought refuge inside the castle. seek election/re-election (= try to be elected or re-elected ) • He hasn’t decided whether to seek re-election. seek compensation/damages (= ask for money because of something bad you have suffered ) • The other two may seek compensation for wrongful imprisonment. seek revenge • Dafoe plays a computer mastermind who seeks revenge on his former employer. adverbs actively • The university is actively seeking new funds. desperately • They ran in all directions, desperately seeking escape.
transnet.ir
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verb ADV. actively people who are unemployed and actively seeking work | avidly, eagerly, keenly | desperately, urgently He was desperately seeking a way to see her again. | successfully | in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly PREP. for They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb search: We'll seek the best person for the job. verb attempt: We will seek to find the answer.
Simple Definitions
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seek sb/sth out [ M ] to look for someone or something, especially for a long time until you find them • While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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see PLAY HIDE AND SEEK.
American Heritage Idioms