Seek

/siːk/ verb

Definition

To seek is to look for something or try hard to get or achieve it.

Etymology

From Old English “sēcan” meaning “to go to, search for, inquire.” It is related to older Germanic words about traveling or making an effort to find something.

Kelly Says

“Seek” has a more serious tone than “look for”—we seek truth, happiness, or justice. The word carries a sense of a journey, not just a quick glance under the couch.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
soek
soek
AMአማርኛ
መፈለግ
me-fe-leg
ARالعربية
يبحث
yab-hath
BGБългарски
търся
tur-sya
BNবাংলা
খোঁজা
kho-ja
CACatalà
buscar
bus-KAR
CSČeština
hledat
hle-dat
DADansk
søge
sur-ge
DEDeutsch
suchen
ZU-khen
ELΕλληνικά
αναζητώ
a-na-zi-tor
ESEspañol
buscar
bus-KAR
ETEesti
otsima
ot-si-ma
EUEuskara
bilatu
bi-la-tu
FAفارسی
جستجو کردن
jost-jo kar-dan
FISuomi
etsiä
et-si-ae
FRFrançais
chercher
sher-SHE
GLGalego
buscar
bus-KAR
HEעברית
לחפש
le-khap-esh
HIहिन्दी
खोजना
khoj-na
HRHrvatski
tražiti
tra-zhi-ti
HUMagyar
keres
ke-resh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencari
men-cha-ri
ITItaliano
cercare
cher-KA-re
JA日本語
探す
sagasu
KO한국어
찾다
chat-da
LTLietuvių
ieškoti
ye-shko-ti
LVLatviešu
meklēt
mek-leet
MNМонгол
хайх
khaih
MSBahasa Melayu
mencari
men-cha-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ရှာဖွေ
sha-hpway
NLNederlands
zoeken
zoo-ken
NONorsk
søke
sur-ke
PLPolski
szukać
shu-kach
PTPortuguês
procurar
pro-ku-RAR
RORomână
a căuta
a ka-u-ta
RUРусский
искать
is-kat
SKSlovenčina
hľadať
hlya-dat
SLSlovenščina
iskati
is-ka-ti
SRСрпски
тражити
tra-zhi-ti
SVSvenska
söka
sur-ka
SWKiswahili
kutafuta
ku-ta-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
தேடு
the-du
TEతెలుగు
వెతుకు
ve-tu-ku
THไทย
แสวงหา
sa-waeng-ha
TRTürkçe
aramak
a-ra-mak
UKУкраїнська
шукати
shu-ka-ty
URاردو
تلاش کرنا
talaash kar-na
VITiếng Việt
tìm kiếm
tim kiem
ZH中文
寻找
xún zhǎo

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