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1 ■ seek after
■ seek afterv. i. + prep.(form., lett.) ricercare; essere alla ricerca di; richiedere; aspirare a: to seek after happiness, aspirare alla felicità; to seek after ( the) truth, essere alla ricerca della verità. -
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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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4 sought
[sɔːt]* * *[so:t]past tense, past participle; = seek* * *sought /sɔ:t/pass. e p. p. di to seek● sought-after, richiesto; ricercato; apprezzato: a much sought-after article, un articolo assai richiesto ( dai clienti); a sought-after singer, un cantante apprezzato.* * *[sɔːt] -
5 search
I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
•* * *[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) cercare2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) perquisire2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) ricerca- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
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