Seek Seeking Sought Siːk Police I Alternative Extra

• drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
• police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.
• they sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
• i think it's time we sought legal advice.

seek

Verb Forms

1. to look for something/somebody
• Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
• Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.
• They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.

Extra Examples

• Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.
• We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down.
2. to ask somebody for something; to try to obtain or achieve 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.
• She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.
• We need to seek approval from the local council.
• They came seeking for the truth.

Extra Examples

• He intends to seek custody of the children.
• We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.
• I think you should seek guidance from your lawyer on this matter.
• I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
• to seek funding for a project
• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.
• Employers are seeking further clarification of the proposals.
• It is best to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution.
• Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.
• The police are seeking independent confirmation of certain details of the story.
• They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas.
• To receive the benefit, you have to be actively seeking work.
• They sought comfort in each other.
3. to try to do something
• He sought to establish himself as a writer.
• They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.

Extra Examples

• They initially sought to blame others for the disaster.
• He encouraged governments to adopt a more forceful approach in seeking to improve the environment.
• The research project will seek to find an answer to this question.
• The state has actively sought to develop tourism.
4. looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this
• SEE ALSO heat-seeking
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/heat-seeking
• attention-seeking behaviour
• Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking.
5. to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place
• Many emigrated to Australia to seek their fortune.

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’.