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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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