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upseek

upseek verb: to seek or strain upward.

Verb

upseek (third-person singular simple present upseeks, present participle upseeking, simple past and past participle upsought)

  1. (intransitive) To seek or strain upward.

Forms of upseek

third-person singular presentupseeks
present participleupseeking
past participleupsought
pastupsought

Origin of upseek

From up- + seek. Cognate with Dutch opzoeken (“to visit, search, seek out”), German aufsuchen (“to visit, go to, see”).

Questions about upseek

What does upseek mean?
Upseek means to seek or strain upward.
What part of speech is upseek?
Upseek is a verb.
What is the past tense of upseek?
The past tense of upseek is upsought.

Words near upseek in the dictionary

  1. upseals
  2. upsection
  3. UPSed
  4. upsee
  5. upsee-daisy
  6. upseek
  7. upseeking
  8. upseeks
  9. upsell
  10. upseller
  11. upsellers

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