See seek on Wiktionary
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"word": "aseek"
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"word": "attention-seeking"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "beseek"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "foreseek"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "forseek"
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"word": "hide and go seek"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "hide and seek"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ideal-seeking behavior"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "misseek"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "north-seeking pole"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "outseek"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "rent seeking"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "reseek"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seekable"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek a knot in a bulrush"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek and ye shall find"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek for"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek-no-further"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek one's virtuous couch"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek out"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seeksorrow"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seek time"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "south-seeking pole"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "underseek"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "upseek"
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*seh₂g-"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "seke"
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"expansion": "Middle English seke",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "sēċan"
},
"expansion": "Old English sēċan",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*sōkijan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*sōkijaną",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”)",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*séh₂gyeti",
"t": "to seek out"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to seek out”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "2",
"2": "cog"
},
"expansion": "Cognates",
"name": "col-top"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yol",
"2": "zeek",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Yola zeek (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "frr",
"2": "schük"
},
"expansion": "North Frisian schük",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "säike",
"t": "to search, seek"
},
"expansion": "Saterland Frisian säike (“to search, seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "sykje",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian sykje (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gsw",
"2": "sueche"
},
"expansion": "Alemannic German sueche",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bar",
"2": "suacha"
},
"expansion": "Bavarian suacha",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmw-cfr",
"2": "söke",
"t": "to search"
},
"expansion": "Central Franconian söke (“to search”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cim",
"2": "züuchan",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Cimbrian züuchan (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "zoeken",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Dutch zoeken (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "söken",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Low German söken (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "suchen",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "German suchen (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "sichen",
"t": "to seek; to fetch"
},
"expansion": "Luxembourgish sichen (“to seek; to fetch”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "wym",
"2": "zihia"
},
"expansion": "Vilamovian zihia",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "זוכן",
"t": "to search, seek"
},
"expansion": "Yiddish זוכן (zukhn, “to search, seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "søge",
"t": "to seek; to apply"
},
"expansion": "Danish søge (“to seek; to apply”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "søkja",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Faroese søkja (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "sækja",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic sækja (“to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "søke",
"t": "to seek; to apply"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål søke (“to seek; to apply”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "søka"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk søka",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "söka",
"t": "to search"
},
"expansion": "Swedish söka (“to search”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽",
"t": "to seek"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan, “to seek”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kw",
"2": "hedhes",
"t": "to reach; to achieve; to manage"
},
"expansion": "Cornish hedhes (“to reach; to achieve; to manage”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cy",
"2": "haeddu",
"t": "to deserve, merit"
},
"expansion": "Welsh haeddu (“to deserve, merit”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "sāgiō",
"t": "to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses"
},
"expansion": "Latin sāgiō (“to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἡγέομαι",
"t": "to go before, precede; to lead; to believe, hold"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to go before, precede; to lead; to believe, hold”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sq",
"2": "gjegj",
"t": "to answer; to obey"
},
"expansion": "Albanian gjegj (“to answer; to obey”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hit",
"2": "𒊭𒀀𒆠𒄑𒍣",
"t": "to seek out",
"tr": "ša-a-ki-ez-zi"
},
"expansion": "Hittite 𒊭𒀀𒆠𒄑𒍣 (ša-a-ki-ez-zi, “to seek out”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "sēcð"
},
"expansion": "Old English sēcð",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English seke, seken, from Old English sēċan, sēċean, sœ̄ċan, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to seek out”), from *seh₂g- (“to follow, trace”).\nCognates\nCognate with Yola zeek (“to seek”), North Frisian schük, sjuk, säke (“to search, seek”), Saterland Frisian säike (“to search, seek”), West Frisian sykje (“to seek”), Alemannic German sueche, süeche (“to search, seek”), Bavarian suacha, suachn (“to search”), Central Franconian söke (“to search”), Cimbrian züuchan (“to seek”), Dutch zoeken (“to seek”), Low German söken (“to seek”), German suchen (“to seek”), Luxembourgish sichen (“to seek; to fetch”), Vilamovian zihia, zihja (“to seek”), Yiddish זוכן (zukhn, “to search, seek”), Danish søge (“to seek; to apply”), Faroese søkja (“to seek”), Icelandic sækja (“to seek”), Norwegian Bokmål søke (“to seek; to apply”), Norwegian Nynorsk søka, søke, søkja, søkje (“to seek; to apply”), Swedish söka (“to search”), Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan, “to seek”); also Cornish hedhes (“to reach; to achieve; to manage”), Welsh haeddu (“to deserve, merit”), Latin sāgiō (“to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses”), Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to go before, precede; to lead; to believe, hold”), Albanian gjegj (“to answer; to obey”), Hittite 𒊭𒀀𒆠𒄑𒍣 (ša-a-ki-ez-zi, “to seek out”).\nThe Middle English and later Modern English hard /k/ derives from Old English sēcð, the third person singular.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "seeks",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "seeking",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "seeked",
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"error-unknown-tag",
"nonstandard",
"participle",
"past",
"verb"
]
},
{
"form": "seeked",
"tags": [
"error-unknown-tag",
"nonstandard",
"past",
"verb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "glossary",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "seekest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "soughtest",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "seeks",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "seeketh",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "seek",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "seeking",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sought",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "seech",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"dialectal"
]
},
{
"form": "seeke",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "seek (third-person singular simple present seeks, present participle seeking, simple past and past participle sought or (verb sense 7 or verb sense 8, otherwise nonstandard) seeked)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
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"hyphenations": [
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "hide and seek"
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{
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"word": "seeker"
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],
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
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2,
6
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],
"text": "I seek wisdom.",
"type": "example"
},
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74,
86
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],
"ref": "2005, Jonathan Luckett, Dissolve, page 158:",
"text": "\"No, you wait. You're obviously a very sick man. I think you need to seek professional help. I'm sorry, but I can't help you.\"",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
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300,
307
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],
"ref": "2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:",
"text": "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.",
"type": "quotation"
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],
"glosses": [
"To try to find; to look for; to search for."
],
"id": "en-seek-en-verb-fpLHz5Xt",
"links": [
[
"try",
"try"
],
[
"find",
"find"
],
[
"look for",
"look for"
],
[
"search for",
"search for"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "look for"
},
{
"word": "search for"
}
],
"tags": [
"ambitransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "soek"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kërkoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"lang_code": "alt",
"roman": "isteer",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "истеер"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "njo-jgl",
"lang": "Chungli Ao",
"lang_code": "njo-jgl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "bushi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "njo-jgl",
"lang": "Chungli Ao",
"lang_code": "njo-jgl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "aeim"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "baḥaṯa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "بَحَثَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ṭalaba",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "طَلَبَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "dawwar",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "دور"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "pʻntrel",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "փնտրել"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "caftu (roa-rup)"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tser"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "guetar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "axtarmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "aramaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "bni",
"lang": "Bangi",
"lang_code": "bni",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tombo"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "šukácʹ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шука́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "khō̃ja",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "খোঁজা"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "tắrsja",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "тъ́рся"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "taraša",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "тараша"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"lang_code": "my",
"roman": "hra",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ရှာ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"lang_code": "ce",
"roman": "lexa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "леха"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"lang_code": "chr",
"roman": "uyoha",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ᎤᏲᎭ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "wan²",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "搵 /揾"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhǎo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "找"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhǎoxún",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "找尋 /找寻"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xúnzhǎo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "尋找 /寻找"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "sōusuǒ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "搜索"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"lang_code": "cv",
"roman": "šyra",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "шыра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hledat"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søge"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "zoeken"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "nastreven"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "serĉi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "otsima"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "eve",
"lang": "Even",
"lang_code": "eve",
"roman": "gələt-",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "гэлэт-"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "evn",
"lang": "Evenki",
"lang_code": "evn",
"roman": "gələ-",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "гэлэ-"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søkja"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "etsiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hakea"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "chercher"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "sykje"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"lang_code": "fur",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cirî"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ʒebna",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ძებნა"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "suchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "gsw",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "sueche"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "sōkjan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "bisaiƕan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "zitó",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ζητώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "zētéō",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ζητέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "ikhneúō",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ἰχνεύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "khipés",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "חִפֵּשׂ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ḍhū̃ṛhnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ढूँढ़ना"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ḍhūṇḍhnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ढूँढना"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "khojnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "खोजना"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "keres"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kutat"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "leita"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "serchar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari-cari"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "inh",
"lang": "Ingush",
"lang_code": "inh",
"roman": "laxa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "лаха"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercare"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ricercare"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"alt": "さがす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sagasu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "探す"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"alt": "さがしまわる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sagashi-mawaru",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "探し回る"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"lang_code": "jv",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "golèk"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "xqa",
"lang": "Karakhanid",
"lang_code": "xqa",
"roman": "irtēmēk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "اِرْتاماكْ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "xqa",
"lang": "Karakhanid",
"lang_code": "xqa",
"roman": "istēmēk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "اِسْتاماكْ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "svaeng rɔɔk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ស្វែងរក"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "chatda",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "찾다"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "chuguhada",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "추구하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"lang_code": "ky",
"roman": "izdöö",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "издөө"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"lang_code": "lad",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "bushkar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "hā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຫາ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "sǭk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຊອກ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "sǭk hā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຊອກຫາ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "quaerō"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "meklēt"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"lang_code": "ln",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tombo"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ieškoti"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"lang_code": "nds-de",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
],
"word": "söken"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "bara",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бара"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "traga",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "трага"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "tirayuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "തിരയുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "nōkkuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "നോക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "tēṭuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "തേടുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "fittex"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "auhaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "haha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kimikimi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapu"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapurapu"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "whakarapu"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "pōrangi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "raparapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hāhau"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"note": "in a game of hide and seek",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ngaropoko"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "erex",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "эрэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "xajx",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "хайх"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"lang_code": "ne",
"roman": "khojnu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "खोज्नु"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søke"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "lete"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "boscar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "sēċan"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "nēosian"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "pap",
"lang": "Papiamentu",
"lang_code": "pap",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buska"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "jostoju kardan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "جستجو کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "jostan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "جستن"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "sieekjen no"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poszukiwać"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "szukać"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "procurar"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"lang_code": "qu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ashiy"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"lang_code": "qu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "maskhay"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"lang_code": "qu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "maskai"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"lang_code": "qu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "aşii"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "căuta"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "iskátʹ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "иска́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "razýskivatʹ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разы́скивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 12 12 5 0 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pytátʹsja najtí",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пыта́ться найти́"
},
{
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{
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"_dis": "11 4 4 7 6 9 21 39",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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[
"data",
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}
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],
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"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
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}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsɪi̯k]"
},
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{
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{
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}
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "soek"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kërkoj"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"lang_code": "alt",
"roman": "isteer",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "истеер"
},
{
"code": "njo-jgl",
"lang": "Chungli Ao",
"lang_code": "njo-jgl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "bushi"
},
{
"code": "njo-jgl",
"lang": "Chungli Ao",
"lang_code": "njo-jgl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "aeim"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "baḥaṯa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "بَحَثَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
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"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ṭalaba",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "طَلَبَ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "dawwar",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "دور"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "pʻntrel",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "փնտրել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "caftu (roa-rup)"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tser"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "guetar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "axtarmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "aramaq"
},
{
"code": "bni",
"lang": "Bangi",
"lang_code": "bni",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tombo"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "šukácʹ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шука́ць"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "khō̃ja",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "খোঁজা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "tắrsja",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "тъ́рся"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "taraša",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "тараша"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"lang_code": "my",
"roman": "hra",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ရှာ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"lang_code": "ce",
"roman": "lexa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "леха"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"lang_code": "chr",
"roman": "uyoha",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ᎤᏲᎭ"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "wan²",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "搵 /揾"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhǎo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "找"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhǎoxún",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "找尋 /找寻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xúnzhǎo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "尋找 /寻找"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "sōusuǒ",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "搜索"
},
{
"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"lang_code": "cv",
"roman": "šyra",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "шыра"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hledat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "zoeken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "nastreven"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "serĉi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "otsima"
},
{
"code": "eve",
"lang": "Even",
"lang_code": "eve",
"roman": "gələt-",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "гэлэт-"
},
{
"code": "evn",
"lang": "Evenki",
"lang_code": "evn",
"roman": "gələ-",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "гэлэ-"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søkja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "etsiä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hakea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "chercher"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "sykje"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"lang_code": "fur",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cirî"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "buscar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ʒebna",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ძებნა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "suchen"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "gsw",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "sueche"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "sōkjan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "bisaiƕan",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "zitó",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ζητώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "zētéō",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ζητέω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "ikhneúō",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ἰχνεύω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "khipés",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "חִפֵּשׂ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ḍhū̃ṛhnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ढूँढ़ना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "ḍhūṇḍhnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ढूँढना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "khojnā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "खोजना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "keres"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kutat"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "leita"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "serchar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari-cari"
},
{
"code": "inh",
"lang": "Ingush",
"lang_code": "inh",
"roman": "laxa",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "лаха"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ricercare"
},
{
"alt": "さがす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sagasu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "探す"
},
{
"alt": "さがしまわる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sagashi-mawaru",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "探し回る"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"lang_code": "jv",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "golèk"
},
{
"code": "xqa",
"lang": "Karakhanid",
"lang_code": "xqa",
"roman": "irtēmēk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "اِرْتاماكْ"
},
{
"code": "xqa",
"lang": "Karakhanid",
"lang_code": "xqa",
"roman": "istēmēk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "اِسْتاماكْ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "svaeng rɔɔk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ស្វែងរក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "chatda",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "찾다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "chuguhada",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "추구하다"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"lang_code": "ky",
"roman": "izdöö",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "издөө"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"lang_code": "lad",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "bushkar"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "hā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຫາ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "sǭk",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຊອກ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "sǭk hā",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ຊອກຫາ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "quaerō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "meklēt"
},
{
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"lang_code": "ln",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "tombo"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ieškoti"
},
{
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"lang_code": "nds-de",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
],
"word": "söken"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "bara",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бара"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "traga",
"sense": "to try to find",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "трага"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "mencari"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "tirayuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "തിരയുക"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "nōkkuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "നോക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "tēṭuka",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "തേടുക"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "fittex"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "auhaha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "haha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kimi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "kimikimi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "rapurapu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "whakarapu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "pōrangi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "raparapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "hāhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"note": "in a game of hide and seek",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "ngaropoko"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "erex",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "эрэх"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "xajx",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "хайх"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"lang_code": "ne",
"roman": "khojnu",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "खोज्नु"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "søke"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "lete"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "boscar"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "sēċan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "to try to find",
"word": "nēosian"
},
{
"code": "pap",
"lang": "Papiamentu",
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