Main Entry: seek

Pronunciation: \ˈsēk\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sought \ˈsȯt\; seek·ing

Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 : to resort to : go to
2 a : to go in search of : look for b : to try to discover
3 : to ask for : request <seeks advice>
4 : to try to acquire or gain : aim at <seek fame>
5 : to make an attempt : try —used with to and an infinitive <governments…seek to keep the bulk of their people contented — D. M. Potter>intransitive verb 1 : to make a search or inquiry
2 a : to be sought b : to be lacking <in critical judgment…they were sadly to seek — Times Literary Supplement>

— seek·er noun