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seek
Overview of noun seek
The noun seek has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. seek -- (the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk)
Overview of verb seek
The verb seek has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (44) seek -- (try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness")
2. (41) search, seek, look for -- (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county")
3. (32) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")
4. seek -- (go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level")
5. seek -- (inquire for; "seek directions from a local")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun seek
1 sense of seek
Sense 1
seek
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun seek
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun seek
1 sense of seek
Sense 1
seek
=> movement, motion
Antonyms of noun seek
Member Holonyms of noun seek
Substance Holonyms of noun seek
Part Holonyms of noun seek
Member Meronyms of noun seek
Substance Meronyms of noun seek
Part Meronyms of noun seek
Meronyms of noun seek
Holonyms of noun seek
Attributes of noun seek
Derived Forms of noun seek
Domain of noun seek
1 sense of seek
Sense 1
seek
TOPIC>(noun) computer science#1, computing#1
Domain Terms of noun seek
Familiarity of noun seek
seek used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun seek
1 sense of seek
Sense 1
seek
> movement, motion
=> crustal movement, tectonic movement
=> approach, approaching
=> passing, passage
=> deflection, deflexion
=> bending, bend
=> change of location, travel
=> wave, undulation
=> jitter
=> periodic motion, periodic movement
=> heave
=> recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
=> recoil, kick
=> seek
=> squeeze, wring
=> throw, stroke, cam stroke
=> turning, turn
=> twist, wrench
=> undulation
=> wave, moving ridge
=> wobble
=> whirl, commotion
=> Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis
Meronyms of noun seek
1 sense of seek
Holonyms of noun seek
Grep of noun seek
hide-and-seek
hide and go seek
seek
seek time
seeker
seeking
track-to-track seek time
Antonyms of verb seek
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb seek
5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
=> desire, want
Sense 2
search, seek, look for
Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 4
seek
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
seek
=> request
=> wonder, inquire, enquire
=> question, query
=> ask
=> address, turn to
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb seek
3 of 5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
=> bid
=> quest
Sense 2
search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> gather
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb seek
5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
=> desire, want
Sense 2
search, seek, look for
Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 4
seek
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
seek
=> request
'Cause To' of verb seek
Derived Forms of verb seek
2 of 5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
RELATED TO>(noun) seeking#2
=> seeking
Sense 2
search, seek, look for
RELATED TO>(noun) seeking#1
=> quest, seeking
Domain of verb seek
Domain Terms of verb seek
Familiarity of verb seek
seek used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb seek
5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
search, seek, look for
EX: The banks seek the check
EX: They seek the water
EX: Sam cannot seek Sue
Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
EX: They seek to move
Sense 4
seek
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 5
seek
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something from somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb seek
4 of 5 senses of seek
Sense 1
seek
> desire, want
=> crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
=> fancy, go for, take to
=> miss
=> hope
=> wish
=> wish, wish well
=> wish, care, like
=> itch, spoil
=> like
=> ambition
=> feel like
=> envy, begrudge
=> lust after, lech after
=> hanker, long, yearn
=> seek
Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 4
seek
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 5
seek
> request
=> seek
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb seek
Sense 1
seek
=> desire, want
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Sense 2
search, seek, look for
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Sense 3
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
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Sense 4
seek
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 5
seek
=> request
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Grep of verb seek
seek
seek out
Grep of adj seek
seeking
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