"seek for" meaning in English

See seek for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: seeks for [present, singular, third-person], seeking for [participle, present], sought for [participle, past], sought for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|*|sought for}} seek for (third-person singular simple present seeks for, present participle seeking for, simple past and past participle sought for)
  1. (now rare) To try to find or attain; to seek. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-seek_for-en-verb-4PX8kGWh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for seek for meaning in English (1.7kB)

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