seek
seek
/siːk/
(formal)
seek something/somebody
Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.
seek for something/somebody
(British English) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
Collocations
adverb
verb + seek
preposition
for
in
phrases
highly sought after
2 transitive to ask somebody for something; to try to obtain or achieve something seek something
I think it's time we sought legal advice.
They sought refuge in the mountain villages.
She fled the country and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.
The pilot sought permission to land.
EU citizens have the right to seek employment in any member state.
He has not sought medical treatment for his condition.
She was determined to seek revenge.
seek something from somebody
She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.
We need to seek approval from the local council.
seek for something/somebody
(British English) They came seeking for the truth.
He sought to establish himself as a writer.
They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
4 -seeking
(in adjectives and nouns) looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this
attention-seeking behaviour
Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking.
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Word Origin
Old English sēcan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieken and German suchen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sagire ‘perceive by scent’.