seek

«seek» in Mova's school dictionary: to look for something or someone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (seek, seeks, sought, seeking)

meaning for a pupil

1) To seek means to look for something or someone. tree →

2) To seek means to try to get something, like help, advice or safety. tree →

3) To seek to do something means to try to do it (formal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life «hide and seek» is a game; in safety lessons you «seek help» from a trusted adult. In stories heroes seek treasure or answers. Phrases: «hide and seek», «seek help», «seek advice», «seek shelter».

examples

• We played hide and seek in the garden. tree →
• If you are lost, seek help from a police officer. tree →
• The knights set out to seek the treasure. tree →
• Seek shelter during a thunderstorm. tree →
• Ready or not, here I come — I'm coming to seek you! tree →
• Many people seek advice from the library. tree →
• She sought a quiet place to read. tree →
• “I am seeking the three bulrushes. tree →

note

Irregular: seek – sought – sought (said SAWT). «Seek» is a bit formal; in everyday speech people say «look for». «Hide and seek»: one person is «it» and seeks the others.

In the corpora

• The child's wishes and feelings will be sought.» He has no idea what it means.
• Other playground games: cache-cache (hide and seek) and la marelle (hopscotch).
• Earwigs don't seek out ears and can't eat brains; their name probably comes from old folk beliefs.
• Ecumenism means churches working together and seeking unity, for example in shared services and charities.
• p'yatNAdtsyat means fifteen, a common number to count to in hide-and-seek.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «seek» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.