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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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