to seek help
30
2.0
- phrasal verb
- /siːk hɛlp/
:
pedir ayuda
- If you are struggling with stress, it is important to seek help from a counselor.
- seek help for their problems
- seek help from friends
- students seek help
So I did not try to seek help while I was being trafficked.
- So I did not try to seek help while I was being trafficked.
- But it's important to know that these men were seeking help, all right?
- Sometimes even us creators don't know what to do and we seek help from others.
- And I, I started seeking help.
- But it's important to note that these men were seeking help.
- And finally, in his definition, the codependent person does not seek help.
- Do you think there's enough things in place for professionals to then seek help?
- What were the straws that broke the camel's back with respect to alcohol and seeking help?
- Did you did you, did you seek help or did you look for resources somewhere?
- And we know that shame is a powerful motivator that often stops people from speaking out, seeking help, or being transparent.
- If you look at this and I think that that also prevents people and prevented me, I think from seeking help because it was almost like what's the point?
- And Heather, have you sought help for this affliction that you had Just it's happening multiple times.
- People come seeking help from life's difficulties, health problems, relationship issues and more.
Examples
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If there are suicidal tendencies, seek help immediately.
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There are hundreds of thousands of veterans seeking help.
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I have to go out and seek help.
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You can seek help from him
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That is why we published the case on the Internet-- to seek help.
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Patients are likely to seek help from the former but not from the latter.
Academic text (2001) -
And as we know, men are, are very reluctant to ask and seek help either from friends or from medical professionals.
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His parents wanted to seek help for him, but the nearest government clinic was many hours walk from their home.
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You have a disease; there's no shame in seeking help.
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People come seeking help from life's difficulties, health problems, relationship issues and more.
Synonyms
417
1.0
Ask someone very seriously and urgently for something
133
3.1
To rely on someone for help or advice
100
2.7
To make a serious request for help or support
98
1.0
To tell someone you need support with a task or problem
59
1.6
To ask loudly for help in an emergency
7
2.7
To shout loudly when you need help right away
1
3.1
To ask people or groups for help when you need it
Antonyms
How Actively
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to ask for or obtain assistance' is directly and compositionally built from 'seek' (to ask for/request) + 'help' (assistance). This is a straightforward verb + noun collocation that exists across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase seek help comes from a clear picture: someone who cannot manage alone goes to find another person, because seek means 'look for' and help means 'a hand or support'. So, it means 'to ask for help or support when you have a problem'.