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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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seek — /seek/, v., sought, seeking. v.t. 1. to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth. 2. to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem. 3. to try to obtain: to seek fame. 4. to try or attempt (usually… … Universalium
fame — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ the years of his greatest fame ▪ local ▪ national ▪ international … Collocations dictionary
seek — [c]/sik / (say seek) verb (sought, seeking) –verb (t) 1. to go in search or quest of: to seek a new home. 2. to try to find by searching or endeavour: to seek a solution. 3. to try to obtain: to seek fame. 4. to try or attempt (to do something):… …
seek — [[t]sik[/t]] v. sought, seek•ing 1) to go in search or quest of 2) to try to discover, as by studying 3) to try to obtain: to seek fame[/ex] 4) to try or attempt (usu. fol. by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person[/ex] 5) to ask for;… … From formal English to slang
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
fame — /feɪm / (say faym) noun 1. widespread reputation, especially of a favourable character: literary fame; to seek fame. 2. reputation; common estimation; opinion generally held. –verb (t) (famed, faming) 3. to spread the fame of; make famous: this… …
fame — n. 1) to achieve, attain, win; seek fame 2) international; undying fame 3) at the height of one s fame … Combinatory dictionary
fame — fameless, adj. /faym/, n., v., famed, faming. n. 1. widespread reputation, esp. of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer. 2. common estimation or opinion generally held of a person or thing; reputation. v … Universalium
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 — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1945 — The 1945 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame included the first regular election to be conducted in three years, and only the second since 1939; in that year, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) had moved to … Wikipedia