Definition of seek

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Seek (v. t.) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life..

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Carnivorous :: Carnivorous (a.) Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics..
Fish :: Fish (v. i.) To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments..
Hearken :: Hearken (v. i.) To inquire; to seek information.
Seek :: Seek (v. t.) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
Friend :: Friend (n.) One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant..
Curiosity :: Curiosity (n.) Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness..
Grouse :: Grouse (v. i.) To seek or shoot grouse.
Inquire :: Inquire (v. i.) To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knoledge; to make examination.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
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..
Carpetbagger :: Carpetbagger (n.) An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
Rogatory :: Rogatory (a.) Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission..
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..
Court :: Court (v. t.) To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo.
Court :: Court (v. t.) To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
Seek :: Seek (v. t.) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech.
Thoughtful :: Thoughtful (a.) Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth..
Depreciation :: Depreciation (n.) The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation..
Concurrent :: Concurrent (n.) One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent..
Chase :: Chase (v.) Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing, as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt..
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