Tra từ seek - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

seek AW [seek seeks sought seeking] BrE [siːk] NAmE [siːk] verb (sought, soughtBrE [sɔːt] ; NAmE [sɔːt] )(formal)
1. transitive, intransitive to look for sth/sb
•~ sth/sb Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
•~ for sth/sb (BrE) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to try to obtain or achieve sth
•to seek funding for a project
• Highly qualified secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement)
• He intends to seek custody of the children.
•We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership.
3. transitive to ask sb for sth
•~ sth I think it's time we sought legal advice.
•~ sth from sb She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.
4. intransitive ~ to do sth to try to do sth
Syn: ↑attempt
•They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
5. -seeking (in adjectives and nouns)looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the activity of doing this
•attention-seeking behaviour
•Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking.
see also ↑heat-seeking, ↑self-seeking
see also ↑hide-and-seek
Idiom: ↑seek your fortune
Derived: ↑seek somebody out
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English sēcan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieken and German suchen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sagire ‘perceive by scent’.

Thesaurus:
seek verb
1. T, I (formal)
•Police are seeking witnesses.
look • • search • • hunt • |written cast around/about for sth •
seek/look/search/hunt for sth
seek/look for/search for/cast around for a/an alternative/way
police/detectives seek/look for/search for/hunt sb/sth
2. T, I (formal)
•She is seeking work in the charity sector.
go after sth • |formal pursue •
seek/go after a job
actively/successfully seek/pursue sth
be currently seeking/pursuing sth
3. T (formal)
•She sought help from a neighbour.
ask • • appeal • • apply • • claim • • demand • |formal request • |especially journalism call for sth •
seek/ask for/appeal for/claim/request/call for sth from sb
formally seek/ask for/apply for/claim/request/call for sth

Example Bank:
•He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.
•Jobs in Paris are highly sought after.
•The developer is currently seeking funding for the project.
•They initially sought to blame others for the disaster.
•We sought in vain for a solution.
•We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down.
•people who are unemployed and actively seeking work
•the answers she sought in those books
•Employers are seeking further clarification of the proposals.
•He admired her ability to seek out bargains.
•He encouraged governments to adopt a more forceful approach in seeking to improve the environment.
•I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
•I think you should seek guidance from your lawyer on this matter.
•It is best to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution.
•Lawyers are seeking an out-of-court settlement.
•Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.
•She fled the country and is now seeking asylum in Sweden.
•The police are seeking independent confirmation of certain details of the story.
•The research project will seek to find an answer to this question.
•The state has actively sought to develop tourism.
•They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas.
•They sought comfort in each other.
•They sought refuge in the mountain villages.
•To receive the benefit, you have to be actively seeking work.