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seek to gain

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  • seek — W1 [si:k] v past tense and past participle sought [so:t US so:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: secan] 1.) formal to try to achieve or get something ▪ Do you think the President will seek re election ? seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc ▪ Thousands of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Seek — Seek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeking}.] [OE. seken, AS. s[=e]can, s[=e]cean; akin to OS. s[=o]kian, LG. s[ o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. s[ae]kja, Sw. s[ o]ka, Dan. s[ o]ge, Goth. s[=o]kjan, and E. sake …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SEEK — index apply (request), chase, delve, endeavor, ferret, frisk, hunt, petition, probe …   Law dictionary

  • seek to attain — index pursue (strive to gain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …   Collocations dictionary

  • seek — verb (sought; seeking) Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to resort to ; go to 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seek — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • seek — I. v. a. 1. Search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. 2. Solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gain. 3. Solicit, pursue, court, prosecute, follow. 4. Go to, resort to, have recourse to. 5. Aim at, attempt, pursue,… …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Planning gain — refers primarily to the increase in the value of land which results from planning permission being granted for that land. This increase in land value mainly accrues to the owner of the land, but a levy or tax may be applied to divert some of the… …   Wikipedia

  • place-seek|er — «PLAYS SEE kuhr», noun. British. a person who seeks to gain public office; placeman …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hapkido — This article is about Martial art. For the film, see Hapkido (film). Hapkido Hapkido tournament in Korea …   Wikipedia

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