seek

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1. 1.To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find. The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou And he said, I seek my brethren. Gen. xxxvii. 15,16.
2. 2.To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech. Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. Luke xi.
3. 3.3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
4. 4.To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. Amos v.
5. 5.Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains. Pope.
6. 6.To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv.
7. 7.To seek, needing to seek or search; hence, unpreparated. "Unpracticed, unpreparated, and still to seek." Milton. [Obs] -- To seek after, to make pursuit of; to attempt to find or take. -- To seek for, to endeavor to find. -- To seek to, to apply to; to resort to; to court. [Obs.] "All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom."
8. 8.Kings x.
9. 9.-- To seek upon, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up; to persecute. [Obs.] To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest. Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is seek.

• What is to go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find. The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou And he said, I seek my brethren. Gen. xxxvii. 15,16 called?
• What is to inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech. Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. Luke xi called?
• What is 3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life called?
• What is to try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. Amos v called?
• What is since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains. Pope called?
• What is to make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv called?
• What is -- To seek upon, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up; to persecute. [Obs.] To seek Upon a man and do his soul unrest. Chaucer called?