seeking

seek /si:k/
  • động từ sought/sɔ:t/
    • tìm, đi tìm, tìm kiếm, cố tìm cho được
      • to seek employment: tìm việc làm
      • to go seeking advice: đi tìm sự giúp đỡ ý kiến
    • mưu cầu, theo đuổi, nhằm vào, cố gắng
      • to seek to make peace: cố gắng dàn hoà
      • to seek someone's life' to seek to kill someone: nhằm hại tính mệnh ai, nhằm giết ai
    • thỉnh cầu, yêu cầu
      • to seek someone's aid: yêu cầu sự giúp đỡ của ai
    • theo đuổi (danh vọng); săn đón, thăm hỏi
    • to seek after
      • to seek for
        • đi tìm, tìm kiếm
      • to seek out
        • tìm, nhằm tìm (ai)
      • to seek out the author of a murder: tìm thủ phạm cho vụ giết người
      • tìm thấy
      • to seek through
        • lục tìm, lục soát
      • to be to seek (much to seek)
        • còn thiếu, còn cần
      • good teacher are to seek: còn thiếu nhiều giáo viên giỏi
      • to be to seek in grammar: cần phải học thêm ngữ pháp

    Xem thêm: quest, search, look for, try, attempt, essay, assay



seeking

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the act of searching for something; quest

    a quest for diamonds

  • an attempt to acquire or gain something

    adj.

  • trying to obtain

    profit-seeking producers

    people seeking happiness

    n.

  • the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

    v.

  • try to get or reach

    seek a position

    seek an education

    seek happiness

  • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; search, look for

    The police are searching for clues

    They are searching for the missing man in the entire county

  • make an effort or attempt; try, attempt, essay, assay

    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

  • go to or towards

    a liquid seeks its own level

  • inquire for

    seek directions from a local


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

seeks|sought|seeking
syn.: explore hunt look for pursue quest search

ant.: hide