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искать; искомыйsought for — искал; разыскиваться
Синонимический ряд:1. favorite (adj.) accepted; approved; favorite; liked; popular; promoted; received; recommend; standard2. aimed (verb) aimed; aspired3. cast about (verb) cast about; ferreted out; hunt up; hunted; look for; quested; searched; searched for; searched out4. tried (verb) assayed; attempted; endeavored; endeavoured; essayed; offered; strove; strove/striven or strived; struggled; tried; undertaken; undertook/undertaken -
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[English Word] be sought[Swahili Word] -tafutwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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si:kpast tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) buscar2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tratar de, intentar•seek vb buscartr[siːk]1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar■ they sought revenge querían vengarse, buscaban venganza2 (ask for) pedir, solicitar3 (attempt, try) tratar de, intentar1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar (after/for, -), ir en busca de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto seek one's fortune probar fortuna1) : buscarto seek an answer: buscar una solución2) request: solicitar, pedir3)to seek to : tratar de, intentar deseek visearch: buscarv.(§ p.,p.p.: sought) = ambicionar v.• buscar v.• dirigirse a v.• postular v.• pretender v.• recorrer buscando v.• solicitar v.siːk
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(past & past p sought) transitive verba) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna
c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista
d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograrto seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
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vi (frml) buscar*to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out[siːk] (pt, pp sought)1. VT1) (=look for) [+ work, refuge] buscar; [+ candidate] solicitar; [+ honour] ambicionar•
the reason is not far to seek — no es difícil indicar la causa•
to seek shelter (from) — buscar abrigo (de)2) (=ask for) pedir, solicitar•
to seek advice from sb — pedir consejo a algn3) frm (=attempt)to seek to do sth — tratar de or procurar hacer algo
2.VIfrmto seek after or for — buscar
- seek out* * *[siːk]
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(past & past p sought) transitive verba) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna
c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista
d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograrto seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
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vi (frml) buscar*to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out -
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1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchenseek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91368/seek_after">seek after- seek for- seek out* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) suchen2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) trachten•* * *<sought, sought>[si:k]I. vt▪ to \seek sb/sth jdn/etw suchen2. (try to obtain or achieve)▪ to \seek sth etw erstrebento \seek asylum/refuge/shelter Asyl/Zuflucht/Schutz suchento \seek damages/redress Schadenersatz/Entschädigung beantragento \seek election sich akk zur Wahl stellento \seek employment [or a job] eine Stelle suchento \seek one's fortune sein Glück suchento \seek justice/revenge nach Gerechtigkeit/Rache streben3. (ask for)to \seek advice from sb bei jdm Rat suchen, jdn um Rat bittento \seek approval from sb jds Zustimmung einholento \seek permission from sb jdn um Erlaubnis bittenII. vi* * *[siːk] pret, ptp soughtvt1) (= look for) suchen; fame, wealth erlangen wollen, streben nachthe prosecutors are seeking the death penalty — die Staatsanwaltschaft will die Todesstrafe
the reason is not far to seek —
the quarrel is not of my seeking — ich habe den Streit nicht gesucht
2) (liter: attempt) suchen (geh)to seek to do sth — sich bemühen, etw zu tun
those who sought his downfall — die(jenigen), die ihn zu Fall bringen wollten
* * *seek [siːk] prät und pperf sought [sɔːt]A v/t1. suchen:the reasons are not far to seek nach den Gründen muss man nicht (erst) lange suchen2. den Schatten, eine Wahrsagerin etc aufsuchen3. erbitten:seek sb’s advice, seek advice from sb jemanden um Rat bitten, Rat bei jemandem suchen4. begehren, erstreben, trachten oder streben nach:5. JUR etc beantragen, begehren:seek a divorce auf Scheidung klagen;I am seeking a divorce ich habe die Scheidung eingereicht7. zu ergründen suchen:seek through durchforscheneducation is much to seek ( oder is much to be sought) with him die Erziehung fehlt bei ihm in hohem Maße;a solution is yet to seek eine Lösung muss (erst) noch gefunden werden10. seek outa) herausfinden, ausfindig machen,b) fig aufs Korn nehmen umgfor, after nach):(much) sought-after (sehr) gefragt, (sehr) begehrt* * *1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchenseek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)
Phrasal Verbs:- seek for- seek out* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: sought)= positionieren v.suchen v.suchen nach v. -
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si:kpast tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) søke/lete etter2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) forsøke, prøve•forsøke--------prøve1) søke, lete, lete etter, søke etter2) søke seg til, oppsøke3) etterstrebe4) forsøke, prøve5) ( EDB) søkethe answer is not far to seek svaret er nærliggende, svaret er ikke langt bortebe sought after være ettertraktetthe occasion sought for det rette øyeblikkseek advice søke råd, be om rådseek and ye shall find ( bibelsk) søk og du skal finne, den som leter finnerseek for søke, søke etterseek one's bed legge segseek one's fortune søke lykkenseek out somebody\/something lete etter noen\/noe, oppsøke noen\/noe finne frem til noen\/noe, finne noen\/noe skille ut noen\/noeseek somebody's advice søke råd hos noen, be noen om rådseek somebody's life trakte etter noens livseek something from somebody begjære noe av noen, søke etter noe hos noenseek through lete igjennom, gjennomsøkesought after etterspurt, ettertraktet -
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[siːk] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [ revenge]2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs
- seek out* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) cercare; chiedere2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) cercare•* * *seek /si:k/n.● seek area, area di ricerca □ seek time, tempo di ricerca; tempo di posizionamento ( ai dati, della testina).♦ (to) seek /si:k/(pass. e p. p. sought), v. t. e i.1 cercare; andare in cerca (o alla ricerca) di; ricercare; tentare: He sought shelter from the snowstorm, ha cercato riparo dalla bufera di neve; to seek employment, cercare impiego; to seek one's fortune, andare in cerca di fortuna; They sought to climb Mont Blanc, hanno tentato la scalata del Monte Bianco; Two suspects are sought for murder, sono ricercate due persone sospettate dell'omicidio2 chiedere; richiedere: to seek help from sb., chiedere aiuto a q., cercare l'aiuto di q.; I'll seek advice from my lawyer, chiederò un parere al (o consulterò il) mio legale; to seek pollution damages, chiedere i danni per l'inquinamento3 andare a; darsi a: to seek one's bed, andare a letto; He sought the woods for safety, si diede alla macchia per salvarsi4 ( d'elemento naturale, di strumento) rivolgersi; tendere a: Liquids seek their own level, i liquidi tendono a livellarsi; The compass needle seeks the magnetic north, l'ago della bussola si rivolge al nord magnetico● (lett.) to seek sb. 's life, voler la morte di q. □ to seek a quarrel, cercare d'attaccare lite □ ( Bibbia) Seek, and ye shall find, chi cerca trova (prov.).* * *[siːk] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [ revenge]2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) søge2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) prøve•* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) søge2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) prøve• -
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a прицельныйСинонимический ряд:1. intended (adj.) calculated; designed; intended; planned; pointed at; proposed; steered; trained2. pointed (adj.) directed; explicit; marked; personal; pointed3. directed (verb) addressed; cast; directed; headed; inclined; laid; leveled or levelled; levelled; pointed; presented; set; trained; turned; zero in; zeroed in4. meant (verb) contemplated; designed; intended; meant; planned; projected; proposed; purposed5. slanted (verb) angled; slanted6. sought (verb) aspired; panted; sought -
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) iskati2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) poskušati•* * *[si:k]transitive verbiskati, poiskati; (po)skušati, skukati doseči, prizadevati si, težiti; archaic obrniti se (to do, na); intransitive verb iskati (for s.th. kaj)seek (out)! hunting išči! (klic psu)to seek s.o.'s advice (aid) — iskati pri kom nasveta (pomoči)to seek one's bed — leči, iti v posteljoto seek (a lady) in marriage — prositi za roko, zasnubitihe seeks my life figuratively on mi streže po življenjuto seek s.th. of s.o. — izprositi kaj od kogato be to seek archaic manjkati, ne biti na razpolagohe is to seek in intelligence archaic manjka mu inteligence; -
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searched for — искал; разыскиваться
Синонимический ряд:1. inspected (verb) frisked; inspected; shook down/shaken down2. scoured (verb) beat/beaten; combed; foraged; grubbed; raked; ransacked; rummaged; scoured3. sought (verb) cast about; hunt up; look for; quested; sought -
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) buscar2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tentar•* * *[si:k] vt+vi (imp, pp sought) 1 procurar, buscar. there is much to seek in her manners / suas maneiras deixam muito a desejar. 2 procurar obter, solicitar, pedir. 3 tentar, empenhar-se, pretender, aspirar. he sought to rescue the child / ele tentou salvar a criança. 4 ir para, dirigir-se para. 5 caçar, perseguir. 6 recorrer a. to seek after procurar obter. to seek a quarrel procurar briga. to seek someone out procurar alguém. to seek something through revistar alguma coisa. -
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) (vy)hledat2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) snažit se•* * *• žádat• seek/sought/sought• hledání• hledat -
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1. phr v обдумывать, раскидывать умом2. phr v изыскивать средстваhe cast about for some excuse for not turning up at the meeting — он спешно придумал, под каким предлогом не пойти на собрание
3. phr v мор. менять курс; лавироватьСинонимический ряд:1. seek (verb) ferret out; hunt; quest; search for; search out; seek2. sought (verb) ferreted out; hunt up; hunted; look for; quested; searched; searched for; searched out; sought -
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[siːk]pt, pp sought, vtszukać (poszukać perf) +gento seek advice/help from sb — szukać rady/pomocy u kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) szukać, poszukiwać2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) starać się• -
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) leita eftir/að2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) reyna• -
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szándékozik vmit tenni, megkísérel* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) keres2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) vmire törekszik• -
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v. aramak, aranmak, araştırmak, kazanmaya çalışmak, peşinde koşmak, çıkarmaya çalışmak, istemek, uğraşmak, öğrenmeye çalışmak* * *ara* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) aramak2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) uğraşmak• -
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• jäljittää• etsiä• pyytää• pyrkiä• tavoitella• koettaaautomatic data processing• haku (ATK)• haeskellaautomatic data processing• hakea (ATK)• hakea(tietotekn)• hakea• haku• haku(tietotekn)* * *si:kpast tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) etsiä, havitella2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) yrittää• -
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[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) meklēt; tiekties; censties2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) mēģināt•* * *meklēt; lūgt, prasīt; mēģināt, censties; tiekties
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