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seek S2 W1 AC /siːk/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle sought /sɔːt $ sɒːt/) [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: ↑seek; noun: ↑seeker]
[Language: 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 people crossed the border, seeking refuge from the war.
seek revenge/damages/compensation etc
He sought revenge against Surkov for separating him from his wife and son.
seek to do something
Local schools are seeking to reduce the dropout rate.
attention-seeking/publicity-seeking
2. seek (sb’s) advice/help/assistance etc formal to ask someone for advice or help:
If the symptoms persist, seek medical advice.
3. written to look for someone or something SYN look for:
new graduates seeking employment
Attractive woman, 27, seeks male, 25-35, for fun and friendship.
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In everyday English, people usually say that they are looking for someone or something rather than seeking someone or something:
▪ What kind of job are you looking for?
4. seek your fortune literary to go to another place hoping to gain success and wealth:
Coles came to the Yukon in the 1970s to seek his fortune.
5. to move naturally towards something or into a particular position:
Water seeks its own level.
⇨ ↑heat-seeking, ↑hide-and-seek, ↑self-seeking, ↑sought-after
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
nouns
▪ seek help He sought help from the police.
▪ seek advice/information If in any doubt, seek the advice of a senior officer.
▪ seek support/approval He said he would seek shareholder support for the proposal.
▪ seek permission They are seeking permission to build 200 new houses.
▪ seek refuge/asylum/shelter (=try to find somewhere safe) They sought refuge inside the castle.
▪ seek election/re-election (=try to be elected or re-elected) He hasn’t decided whether to seek re-election.
▪ seek compensation/damages (=ask for money because of something bad you have suffered) The other two may seek compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
▪ seek revenge Dafoe plays a computer mastermind who seeks revenge on his former employer.
adverbs
▪ actively The university is actively seeking new funds.
▪ desperately They ran in all directions, desperately seeking escape.
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THESAURUS
▪ search to look carefully for someone or something: Detectives continue to search for clues. | She searched through all his clothes.
▪ look for somebody/something to try to get someone or something you want or need: I’m looking for something to wear for my sister’s wedding. | The band is looking for a singer. | He’s decided to look for a new career.
▪ try to find somebody/something used especially when someone or something is difficult to find: I spent half an hour trying to find a parking space. | She was in the kitchen, trying to find something to eat that wasn’t raw carrot.
▪ seek formal to try to find something or someone. Used especially about jobs, help, or information. Also used in newspaper advertisements when trying to find a suitable person: They went there seeking work. | She decided to seek help. | Tall blond 18-year-old male seeks female 17+ for friendship.
▪ hunt to look for someone or something. Used when you look very carefully and thoroughly, or in the phrase house/job/bargain hunting: I’ve hunted everywhere, but I can’t find a recipe for French onion soup. | She’s gone out bargain-hunting in the sales.
▪ be on the lookout for somebody/something to be continuously looking for someone or something: I’m always on the lookout for a good bargain.
▪ leave no stone unturned to look for someone or something in every possible place: The police say they will leave no stone unturned in their search for the killer.
seek somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb
to try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult:
Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them.

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◎	[si:k]
※	ngoại động từ sought
	■	tìm, tìm kiếm; cố tìm cho được, cố kiếm cho được
		☆	to seek employment
			tìm việc làm
		☆	to go seeking advice
			đi tìm sự giúp đỡ ý kiến
	■	mưu cầu, theo đuổi, nhằm vào, cố gắng đạt tới (một nơi, điểm); chuyển động hướng về (cái gì)
		☆	water seeks its own level
			nước dâng lên đến mức của nó
		☆	to seek to make peace
			cố gắng dàn hoà
		☆	to seek someone's life' to seek to kill someone
			nhằm hại tính mệnh ai, nhằm giết ai
	■	đòi hỏi, xin, yêu cầu ai cái gì
		☆	to seek someone's aid
			yêu cầu sự giúp đỡ của ai
	■	mưu toan (làm cái gì);
	■	theo đuổi (danh vọng); săn đón, thăm hỏi
	〆	to seek after
	〆	to seek for
		✓	đi tìm, tìm kiếm
	〆	to seek out
		✓	tìm, nhằm tìm (ai)
			☆	to seek out the author of a murder
				tìm thủ phạm cho vụ giết người
		✓	tìm thấy
	〆	to seek through
		✓	lục tìm, lục soát
	〆	to be to seek (much to seek)
		✓	còn thiếu, còn cần
			☆	good teacher are to seek
				còn thiếu nhiều giáo viên giỏi
			☆	to be to seek in grammar
				cần phải học thêm ngữ pháp
	〆	seek one's fortune
		✓	đi tìm vận may