What does “seek” mean?
- 1
verbto try to find or get something
Many people seek work in the city.
- 2
verbto ask someone for help, advice or permission
You should seek advice from a lawyer.
Seek at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /sik/ · SEEK
- Forms
- sought, sought
How to use “seek” correctly
“Seek” is formal; in speech use “look for”. The past is “sought”, not “seeked”. It takes no preposition: “seek help”, not “seek for help”.
Common phrases with “seek”
- seek help
- seek advice
- seek to do sth
- job seeker
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- look for
- search for
- pursue
Word family
- seeker
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