seek

seek
transitive verb,
sought
1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchen
2) (literary/formal): (attempt) suchen (geh.); versuchen

seek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)

Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/91368/seek_after">seek after
- seek for
- seek out
* * *
[si:k]
past tense, past participle - sought; verb
1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) suchen
2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) trachten
- sought after
* * *
seek
<sought, sought>
[si:k]
I. vt
1. (form: look for)
to \seek sb/sth jdn/etw suchen
2. (try to obtain or achieve)
to \seek sth etw erstreben
to \seek asylum/refuge/shelter Asyl/Zuflucht/Schutz suchen
to \seek damages/redress Schadenersatz/Entschädigung beantragen
to \seek election sich akk zur Wahl stellen
to \seek employment [or a job] eine Stelle suchen
to \seek one's fortune sein Glück suchen
to \seek justice/revenge nach Gerechtigkeit/Rache streben
3. (ask for)
to \seek sth etw erbitten geh
to \seek advice from sb bei jdm Rat suchen, jdn um Rat bitten
to \seek approval from sb jds Zustimmung einholen
to \seek permission from sb jdn um Erlaubnis bitten
II. vi
1. (form: search) suchen; REL
\seek and ye shall find suchet, so werdet ihr finden; (hum) wer such[e]t, der findet prov
to \seek for [or (liter) after] sb/sth nach jdm/etw suchen
2. (form: attempt)
to \seek to do sth danach trachten geh [o [ver]suchen], etw zu tun
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[siːk] pret, ptp sought
vt
1) (= look for) suchen; fame, wealth erlangen wollen, streben nach

to seek sb's advice — jdn um Rat fragen

the prosecutors are seeking the death penalty — die Staatsanwaltschaft will die Todesstrafe

the reason is not far to seek —

the quarrel is not of my seeking — ich habe den Streit nicht gesucht

seek time (Comput) — Zugriffszeit f

2) (liter: attempt) suchen (geh)

to seek to do sth — sich bemühen, etw zu tun

those who sought his downfall — die(jenigen), die ihn zu Fall bringen wollten

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seek [siːk] prät und pperf sought [sɔːt]
A v/t
1. suchen:
the reasons are not far to seek nach den Gründen muss man nicht (erst) lange suchen
2. den Schatten, eine Wahrsagerin etc aufsuchen
3. erbitten:
seek sb’s advice, seek advice from sb jemanden um Rat bitten, Rat bei jemandem suchen
4. begehren, erstreben, trachten oder streben nach:
seek fame nach Ruhm trachten; life Bes Redew
5. JUR etc beantragen, begehren:
seek a divorce auf Scheidung klagen;
I am seeking a divorce ich habe die Scheidung eingereicht
6. (ver)suchen (to do zu tun)
7. zu ergründen suchen:
seek through durchforschen
8. be to seek obs (noch) fehlen, nicht zu finden sein;
education is much to seek (oder is much to be sought) with him die Erziehung fehlt bei ihm in hohem Maße;
a solution is yet to seek eine Lösung muss (erst) noch gefunden werden
9. be to seek (in) obs ermangeln (gen)
10. seek out
a) herausfinden, ausfindig machen,
b) fig aufs Korn nehmen umg
B v/i suchen, fragen, forschen (alle:
for, after nach):
(much) sought-after (sehr) gefragt, (sehr) begehrt
* * *
transitive verb,
sought
1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchen
2) (literary/formal): (attempt) suchen (geh.); versuchen

seek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)

Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: sought)
= positionieren v.
suchen v.
suchen nach v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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