- OE. seken, AS. sēcansēcean; akin to OS. sōkian, LG. söken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. sækja, Sw. söka, Dan. söge, Goth. sōkjan, and E. sake. Cf. BeseechRansackSagaciousSakeSoc
- To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find.The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren.
- To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign.
- To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
- To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal.Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains.
