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| NOUN | 1 | seek | The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk |
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| VERB | 1 | seek | Try to get or reach |
| 2 | seek, search, look for | Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of | |
| 3 | seek, try, attempt, essay, assay | Make an effort or attempt | |
| 4 | seek | Go to or towards | |
| 5 | seek | Inquire for |
| Sounds | siy'k |
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| Rhymes | antique, batik, beak, and 50 more rhymes in iyk... |
| Meaning | The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk. |
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| Category | computer science, computing |
| Broader | movement, motion |
| Meaning | Try to get or reach. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| Broader | desire, want |
| Narrower | bid; quest |
| Nouns | seeking |
| Participle | seeking |
| Meaning | Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | The banks seek the check; They seek the water; Sam cannot seek Sue |
| Synonyms | search, look for |
| Narrower | dredge, drag; finger; grope, fumble; divine; browse, surf; leave no stone unturned; hunt; gather; want; scour; seek out; quest for, go after, quest after, pursue; fish, angle; grub; feel; shop, browse |
| Nouns | seeking |
| Participle | sought |
| Meaning | Make an effort or attempt. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They seek to move |
| Examples | "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| Synonyms | try, attempt, essay, assay |
| Broader | act, move |
| Narrower | take a dare, pick up the gauntlet; fight, struggle; have a go, give it a try; grope; endeavor, endeavour, strive; give it a whirl, give it a try; gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance; risk, put on the line, lay on the line |
| Entailed by | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods |
| Meaning | Go to or towards. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "a liquid seeks its own level" |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Meaning | Inquire for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
| Examples | "seek directions from a local" |
| Broader | request |
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