seek out
seek out verb: to try to locate; to search for.
Verb
seek out (third-person singular simple present seeks out, present participle seeking out, simple past and past participle sought out)
- To try to locate; to search for.
- At the head of the fiord, and along its sides, can still be seen the hulks of German destroyers and submarines. These sought shelter in this secluded spot, but the British Navy sought them out and sank them.1953 June, C. E. N. Watts, “Railway Through Lapland”, in Railway Magazine, page 384
- Some of us order far more than we need online. Some of us are so deep in the countryside that delivery vans must divert their routes to seek us out.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- forseek, hunt down, track down
seek out meaning in Tamil
seek out in Tamil
- ஆய், ஆய்தல்
Synonyms of seek out
Forms of seek out
| third-person singular present | seeks out |
|---|---|
| present participle | seeking out |
| past participle | sought out |
| past | sought out |
Origin of seek out
From Middle English seken out, sechen out (“to seek out”), dissimilated from Middle English *outseken, outsechen (“to seek out”). More at outseek.
Questions about seek out
- What does seek out mean?
- Seek out means to try to locate; to search for.
- What is seek out in Tamil?
- Seek out in Tamil is ஆய், ஆய்தல். See Seek out meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is seek out?
- Seek out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of seek out?
- The past tense of seek out is sought out.
Words near seek out in the dictionary
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