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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.
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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
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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