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 verb1: to resort to : go to2 a: to go in search of : look for b: to try to discover3: 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 verb1: to make a search or inquiry2 a: to be sought b: to be lacking <in critical judgment…they were sadly to seek — Times Literary Supplement>

— seek·er noun

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