outsought
verb (used with object)
1.
to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
2.
to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.
3.
to try to obtain: to seek fame.
4.
to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
5.
to go to: to seek a place to rest.
verb (used without object)
8.
to make inquiry.
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9.
be sought after, to be desired or in demand: Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan; cognate with German suchen, Old Norse sœkja, Gothic sōkjan; akin to Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity); cf. beseech
before 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan; cognate with German suchen, Old Norse sœkja, Gothic sōkjan; akin to Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity); cf. beseech
Related forms
out·seek, verb (used with object), out·sought, out·seek·ing.
re·seek, verb (used with object), re·sought, re·seek·ing.
un·seek·ing, adjective
Synonyms
3. pursue, follow.
3. pursue, follow.
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seek (siːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to try to find by searching; look for: to seek a solution |
| 2. | (also intr) to try to obtain or acquire: to seek happiness |
| 3. | to attempt (to do something); try: I'm only seeking to help |
| 4. | (also intr) to enquire about or request (something): to seek help |
| 5. | to go or resort to: to seek the garden for peace |
| 6. | an archaic word for explore |
| [Old English sēcan; related to Old Norse sōkja, Gothic sōkjan, Old High German suohhen, Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent; see | |
| 'seeker | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
seek
O.E. secan "visit, inquire, pursue," influenced by O.N. soekja, both from P.Gmc. *sokjanan (cf. O.S. sokian, O.Fris. seka, M.Du. soekan, O.H.G. suohhan, Ger. suchen, Goth. sokjan), from PIE *sag- "to track down, to trace" (cf. L. sagire "to perceive quickly or keenly," sagus "presaging, predicting,"
O.Ir. saigim "seek"). The modern form of the word as uninfluenced by O.N. is in beseech. The religious sect of the Seekers is attested from 1645.
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