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forseek

forseek verb: to seek thoroughly (for); seek out. Also the misspelling of forsake.

Verb

forseek (third-person singular simple present forseeks, present participle forseeking, simple past and past participle forsought)

  1. (transitive) To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
    • Always forseek alternative ways to do pretty much anything.
    • Vartue it's sed (and is an old said saw) Is for hur selfe, to be forsought alone.1614, J. Davies, An Eglogue

Also used as

forseek is also the misspelling of forsake.

Forms of forseek

third-person singular presentforseeks
present participleforseeking
past participleforsought
pastforsought

Origin of forseek

From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”). By surface analysis, for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).

Questions about forseek

What does forseek mean?
Forseek means to seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
What part of speech is forseek?
Forseek is a verb.
What is the past tense of forseek?
The past tense of forseek is forsought.

Words near forseek in the dictionary

  1. forscolin
  2. FORSCOM
  3. forsee
  4. forseeable
  5. forseeing
  6. forseek
  7. forseeking
  8. forseeks
  9. forseen
  10. forsees
  11. Forsell

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