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