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# seek

«seek» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look for something or someone** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (seek, seeks, sought, seeking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To seek means to look for something or someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#m1)

2) To seek means to try to get something, like help, advice or safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#m2)

3) To seek to do something means to try to do it (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «hide and seek» is a game; in safety lessons you «seek help» from a trusted adult. In stories heroes seek treasure or answers. Phrases: «hide and seek», «seek help», «seek advice», «seek shelter».

### examples

- We played hide and seek in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x1)
- If you are lost, seek help from a police officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x2)
- The knights set out to seek the treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x3)
- Seek shelter during a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x4)
- Ready or not, here I come — I'm coming to seek you! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x5)
- Many people seek advice from the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x6)
- She sought a quiet place to read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x7)
- “I am seeking the three bulrushes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/#x8)

### note

Irregular: seek – sought – sought (said SAWT). «Seek» is a bit formal; in everyday speech people say «look for». «Hide and seek»: one person is «it» and seeks the others.

### In the corpora

- [The child's wishes and feelings will be sought.» He has no idea what it means.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/520-living-in-a-childrens-home/35/)
- [Other playground games: cache-cache (hide and seek) and la marelle (hopscotch).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/23-hobbies-and-sport/17/)
- [Earwigs don't seek out ears and can't eat brains; their name probably comes from old folk beliefs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/10/)
- [Ecumenism means churches working together and seeking unity, for example in shared services and charities.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/13/)
- [p'yatNAdtsyat means fifteen, a common number to count to in hide-and-seek.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/8-counting-on-nine-to-eighty/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seek» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seek/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.