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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Seek \Seek\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeking}.] [OE. seken, AS. s[=e]can, s[=e]cean; akin to OS. s[=o]kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. s[ae]kja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s[=o]kjan, and E. sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake}, {Soc}.]
1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find.
The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 15, 16.
2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke xi. 16.
3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5.
Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sought \Sought\, imp. & p. p. of {Seek}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
seek
noun: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
verb
1: try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
2: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: {search}, {look for}]
3: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
4: go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
5: inquire for; "seek directions from a local" [also: {sought}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sought
adjective
1: that is looked for; "the long sought relatives"
2: being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum" [syn: {sought-after(a)}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sought See {seek}
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