seek
/siːk/verb
उच्चारण सीक
खोजना, तलाशना; प्राप्त करने का प्रयास करना; माँगना
Basic word
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[T, I] formal
to look for something or somebody; to try to obtain or achieve something; to ask somebody for something
खोजना, तलाशना; प्राप्त करने का प्रयास करना; माँगना
- to seek employment
- seek advice
- seek justice
+ 3 more examples
- Many students seek advice from their teachers before exams.
- The company is seeking a new manager.
- Refugees seek shelter from the floods.
→Phrasal verbs 1
seek sb/sth out
to look for and find sb/sth, especially when this means using a lot of effort
ढूँढ़ निकालना
- Radhika sought out the best teachers for her preparation.
- The company seeks out young talent from small towns.
?Which word?
Keep the look-for words: seek (formal), search, look for, hunt for, pursue, quest (a long search).
खोजने के शब्द याद रखिए: seek (औपचारिक), search, look for, hunt for, pursue, quest (लंबी खोज)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: seek, sought, sought (/sɔːt/).
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: seek, sought, sought (/sɔːt/)।
Seek to do sth (formal, try to do something: 'The government seeks to reduce poverty').
Seek to do sth (औपचारिक, कुछ करने का प्रयास: 'The government seeks to reduce poverty')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Seek advice, help, permission, justice, revenge, asylum (protection in another country); hide-and-seek (a children's game); sought-after (wanted by many people: 'a sought-after teacher').
Collocations: seek advice, help, permission, justice, revenge, asylum (दूसरे देश में शरण); hide-and-seek (लुका-छिपी का खेल); sought-after (बहुत लोगों द्वारा चाहा गया: 'a sought-after teacher')।
'Seek and you shall find' (from the Bible).
कहावत 'Seek and you shall find' (खोजोगे तो पाओगे; Bible से)।