seek+by+request

  • 11Request — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Request >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 request request requisition Sgm: N 1 claim claim &c.(demand) 741 Sgm: N 1 petition petition suit prayer Sgm: N 1 begging letter begging letter roun …

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  • 12seek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. search for, hunt, pursue; request, solicit; try, attempt, endeavor. See inquiry, pursuit. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To look for] Syn. investigate, explore, search for, delve for, gun for, bob for, dig …

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  • 13seek — 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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  • 14request — requester, n. /ri kwest /, n. 1. the act of asking for something to be given or done, esp. as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left. 2. an instance of this: There have been many requests for the product. 3. a… …

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  • 15seek — [c]/sik / (say seek) verb (sought, seeking) –verb (t) 1. to go in search or quest of: to seek a new home. 2. to try to find by searching or endeavour: to seek a solution. 3. to try to obtain: to seek fame. 4. to try or attempt (to do something):… …

  • 16seek — [[t]sik[/t]] v. sought, seek•ing 1) to go in search or quest of 2) to try to discover, as by studying 3) to try to obtain: to seek fame[/ex] 4) to try or attempt (usu. fol. by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person[/ex] 5) to ask for;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17request — /rəˈkwɛst / (say ruh kwest) noun 1. the act of asking for something to be given, or done, especially as a favour or courtesy; solicitation or petition: a dying request. 2. that which is asked for: to obtain one s request. 3. the state of being… …

  • 18seek — verb (sought; seeking) Etymology: Middle English seken, from Old English sēcan; akin to Old High German suohhen to seek, Latin sagus prophetic, Greek hēgeisthai to lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to resort to ; go to 2. a …

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  • 19request — re•quest [[t]rɪˈkwɛst[/t]] n. 1) the act of asking for something to be given or done; solicitation or petition 2) an instance of this: a request for silence[/ex] 3) a written statement of petition 4) to ask for, esp. formally or politely: I… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 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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