Definition of seek

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Seek (v. t.) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech.

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Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Self-seeking :: Self-seeking (n.) The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
Ask :: Ask (v. i.) To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by after..
Prospect :: Prospect (v. i.) To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold..
Consult :: Consult (v. i.) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
Seek-sorrow :: Seek-sorrow (n.) One who contrives to give himself vexation.
Court :: Court (v. t.) To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
Botanize :: Botanize (v. i.) To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants.
Find :: Find (v. t.) To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost..
Swarm :: Swarm (n.) Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive..
Inquiry :: Inquiry (n.) The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
Sue :: Sue (v. i.) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
Self-love :: Self-love (n.) The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage.
Mark :: Mark (n.) That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
Sharking :: Sharking (n.) Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices..
Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Pray :: Pray (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality..
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