Antonyms for seek
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : seek |
| Phonetic Transcription : sik |
Definition of seek
Origin :- Old English secan "inquire, search for; pursue; long for, wish for, desire; look for, expect from," influenced by Old Norse soekja, both from Proto-Germanic *sokjan (cf. Old Saxon sokian, Old Frisian seka, Middle Dutch soekan, Old High German suohhan, German suchen, Gothic sokjan), from PIE *sag-yo-, from root *sag- "to track down, seek out" (cf. Latin sagire "to perceive quickly or keenly," sagus "presaging, predicting," Old Irish saigim "seek"). The natural modern form of the Anglo-Saxon word as uninfluenced by Norse is in beseech. Related: Sought; seeking.
- verb look for
- verb try, attempt
- verb ask, inquire
- I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Pericles went to seek his son, and found him reclining on the couch where he had left him.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He resolved at once to seek her and give his love freedom to tell itself.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- "It may be better not to seek the interpretation," persists Eve.
- Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- There is world enough for all to seek their happiness in their own way.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And did she seek refuge with him the moment he made his appearance?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Most people, I fear, wait till they are inclined to seek him.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- No, father; you would be the first to seek and comfort me, and the first to cry 'Shame!'
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- "You seek to force a quarrel, sir," said the young man, white with anger.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for seek
- aim
- aspire to
- assay
- be after
- beat the bushes
- beg
- bird-dog
- bob for
- cast about
- chase
- comb
- delve
- delve for
- dig for
- dragnet
- endeavor
- entreat
- essay
- explore
- fan
- ferret out
- find out
- fish
- fish for
- follow
- go after
- gun for
- have a go at
- hunt
- inquire
- investigate
- invite
- leave no stone unturned
- look about
- look around
- look high and low
- mouse
- nose
- offer
- petition
- prowl
- pursue
- query
- quest
- ransack
- request
- root
- run after
- scout
- scratch
- search for
- search out
- sniff out
- solicit
- strive
- struggle
- track down
- undertake
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