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2 seek
[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. -
3 seek
[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• -
4 hide-and-seek
noun (a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves.) jogo das escondidas -
5 hide-and-seek
noun (a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves.) esconde-esconde -
6 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) esconder2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) esconderijo- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) couro- hiding* * *hide1[haid] vt+vi (ps hid, pp hidden, hid) 1 esconder(-se), ocultar, encobrir. 2 sair, afastar-se. hide and seek jogo de esconde-esconde.————————hide2[haid] n 1 pele, couro cru. 2 coll pele humana. • vt coll bater, espancar. -
7 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) missão2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) missão3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) missão4) (a place where missionaries live.) missão5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) missão•* * *mis.sion[m'iʃən] n 1 missão, incumbência, encargo. 2 desígnio, escopo. 3 embaixada ou legação. 4 estabelecimento de missionários. 5 trabalho de missionários. -
8 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) missão2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) missão3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) missão4) (a place where missionaries live.) missão5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) missão• -
9 consult
1) (to seek advice or information from: Consult your doctor; He consulted his watch; He consulted with me about what we should do next.) consultar2) ((of a doctor etc) to give professional advice: He consults on Mondays and Fridays.) dar consulta•- consultation* * *con.sult[kəns'∧lt] vt+vi 1 consultar, procurar conselho ou informação. I must consult a book / tenho de consultar um livro. 2 trocar idéias, conversar. 3 tomar em consideração. we must consult his feelings / precisamos considerar seus sentimentos. 4 deliberar, estudar. 5 prestar consultoria. he consults for a large firm / ele presta consultoria a uma grande empresa. to consult one’s pillow coll consultar o travesseiro. -
10 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) sorte2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune* * *for.tune[f'ɔ:tʃən] n 1 fortuna, boa sorte, ventura, dita, prosperidade, sucesso imprevisto. 2 sina, sorte, fado, destino. 3 casualidade, eventualidade, felicidade, acidente, acaso. 4 riqueza, opulência, haveres, propriedades, dote. 5 importância de uma fortuna. 6 estado, ou condição de uma pessoa. a small fortune coll bastante dinheiro. by good fortune felizmente. fortune favoured favorecido pela sorte. good fortune felicidade, boa sorte. he came into a fortune ele herdou uma fortuna. he made a fortune ele adquiriu uma fortuna. he made his fortune ele fez fortuna. ill fortune infelicidade, má sorte. to cost a fortune custar os olhos da cara. to marry a fortune casar com moça rica. to seek one’s fortune buscar ventura. to tell someone his fortune ler a sorte a alguém. to try one’s fortune tentar a sorte. -
11 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) esconder(-se)2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) esconderijo- hidden- hide-and-seek - hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) pele, couro- hiding
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seek for — To look for • • • Main Entry: ↑seek … Useful english dictionary
seek for — search for, look for … English contemporary dictionary
To seek for — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seek — Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed, unprepared,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seek after — Seek, search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find, make pursuit of, attempt to find … New dictionary of synonyms
seek — Synonyms and related words: address, aim, angle for, ask for, aspire, be after, be curious, be determined, beat about for, beg, bid for, burn with curiosity, canvass, cast about, chase, chivy, court, delve, delve for, demand, dig, dig around for … Moby Thesaurus
seek — Imi, huli. Also: huhuli, huhuhuli, i imi (of many and repeatedly); akiu, nowelo. ♦ To seek far, imi loa. ♦ To seek money, imi kālā. ♦ To seek work, imi hana. ♦ To seek information or knowledge, noi i, imi ike, imi na auao. ♦… … English-Hawaiian 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
seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
seek — [OE] Seek has several Germanic relatives – German suchen, Swedish söka, Danish søge, etc – which point back to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *sōkjan. The base from which this was derived, *sōk , went back to an Indo European *sāg , which also… … Word origins
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