to seek
981
1.0
- verb
- /siːk/
:
pedir
- So if you are seeking advice from people, yeah.
- seek help
- seek information
- seek advice
And then lastly I value and seek insight about myself.
- And then lastly I value and seek insight about myself.
- Less than half of men seek professional help for their depression.
- One man bears hatred against another and he seeks pardon from the Lord.
Examples
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If you are feeling lost, it is important to seek guidance from someone you trust.
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All residents are urged to seek immediate shelter.
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In his speech, he said, "We seek not just freedom but opportunity."
Academic text (2011) -
Less than half of men seek professional help for their depression.
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Then you will find all the answers you seek.
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If you are unsure whether to continue with the procedure, seek advice. Contraception should then be checked.
Academic text (2011) -
The seven firms featured at the forum were seeking investments ranging from $190,000 to $5 million.
Academic text (1999) -
Many people seek advice from friends when facing difficult decisions.
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Before making a choice, you should seek information from reliable sources.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To request information or an answer from someone
∞
1.0
To try to find something or someone
∞
1.0
To tell someone you want or need something
∞
1.0
To try to find something or someone by looking carefully
417
1.0
Ask someone very seriously and urgently for something
338
2.7
To contact someone to offer help or support
292
3.5
Ask a person or book for advice before deciding
256
1.6
To beg someone urgently and humbly for something
133
3.1
To rely on someone for help or advice
122
3.0
Look for and find a person or thing, often with effort
107
3.0
To ask someone for information about something
98
1.0
To tell someone you need support with a task or problem
64
5.4
To search for something that is hard to find
48
6.8
To ask people for something, often in a formal or persistent way
47
8.2
To ask someone earnestly for something
40
2.1
To ask several people for information
30
2.0
Ask someone for support when you face a problem
12
8.1
Ask someone in a serious, emotional way to do something
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
48
1.0
A children's game where one child closes their eyes, counts, then finds the others
5
1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Specialized
Time a disk read/write head takes to move to the next data track
How Assertive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seek comes from an old English word sēċan meaning 'to look for', so asking for help is like 'looking for' advice or information. That image explains why to seek something can mean to ask someone for help or guidance.