seek+after

  • 11seek — seek, *search, scour, hunt, comb, ferret out, ransack, rummage are comparable when they mean to look for or go in quest of in the hope of finding. Seek has become widely extended in application and may take as its object either a person or a… …

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  • 12After (Elgar) — ”After” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.1, with the words from a poem by Philip Bourke Marston.The manuscript is dated 21st June 1895.The song was first performed by the Irish baritone Harry… …

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  • 13To seek — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… …

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  • 14To seek for — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… …

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  • 15To seek to — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… …

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  • 16To seek upon — Seek Seek, v. i. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery. [1913 Webster] Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. Isa. xxxiv. 16. [1913 Webster] {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared. Unpracticed,… …

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  • 17seek — 01. My great grandfather came to Boston to [seek] his fortune in the early 1800s. 02. The Chinese migrants came to this country to [seek] a better life. 03. He had to [seek] work as a laborer after he lost his truck driving license for drinking… …

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  • 18seek — v. (past and past part. sought) 1 a tr. make a search or inquiry for. b intr. (foll. by for, after) make a search or inquiry. 2 tr. a try or want to find or get. b ask for; request (sought help from him; seeks my aid). 3 tr. (foll. by to +… …

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  • 19Seek and Destroy (PS2 game) — Infobox VG title = Seek and Destroy caption = developer = Takara publisher = Conspiracy Entertainment distributor = designer = series = engine = version = released = December 12, 2002 genre = Action modes = Single player, Multiplayer ratings =… …

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  • 20seek — Synonyms and related words: address, aim, angle for, ask for, aspire, be after, be curious, be determined, beat about for, beg, bid for, burn with curiosity, canvass, cast about, chase, chivy, court, delve, delve for, demand, dig, dig around for …

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