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sought

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seek的過去式和過去分詞

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Seek \Seek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Seeking}.] [OE, seken, AS. s?can, s?cean; akin to OS.
   s?kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen,
   Icel. s?kja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s?kjan, and E.
   sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake}, {Soc}.]
   1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to
      find.

            The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he
            said, I seek my brethren.             --Gen. xxxvii.
                                                  15,16.

   2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech.

            Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke
                                                  xi. 16.

   3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as,
      to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.

   4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

            Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5.

            Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains.
                                                  --Pope.

Sought \Sought\,
   imp. & p. p. of {Seek}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

seek
     v 1: try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education";
          "seek happiness"
     2: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence
        of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are
        searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn:
        {search}, {look for}]
     3: make an effort or attempt; "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" [syn:
         {try}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
     4: go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
     5: inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
     [also: {sought}]

seek
     n : the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track
         on a disk
     [also: {sought}]

sought
     adj 1: that is looked for; "the long sought relatives"
     2: being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the
        silver candelabrum" [syn: {sought-after(a)}]

sought
     See {seek}
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