Verb: seek (sought) seek
- Try to get or reach
"seek happiness"; "seek a position"; "seek an education"
- Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
"The researchers sought evidence of ancient civilizations";
- search, look for
- Make an effort to accomplish something
"He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world";
- try, attempt, essay, assay [archaic]
- Inquire for
"seek directions from a local"
- Go to or towards
"a liquid seeks its own level"
- (computing) the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
"The frequent seeks slowed down the computer's performance"
Derived forms: seeking, sought, seeks
Type of: act, desire, go, locomote, motion, move, movement, request, travel, want
Encyclopedia: Seek, and ye shall find