Seek



verbpast tense: Sought ; past participle: Sought ; present participle: Seeking ; 3rd person singular present Seeks
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (after for) something (sought, seeking, to make a search or inquiry for, to try to find or obtain or do, to aim at, to seemingly) ស្វែងរក seek a new home ស្វែងរក, seek advice សូម, seek to convince him ប្រឹងប្រែង, ខំ
Example: We sought long and hard but found no answer.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ស្វះស្វែងរក, ស្នើសុំ
  • seek for
    - ព្យាយាមរក, ស្វះស្វែងរក
  • seek out
    - ស្វែងរក
  • seek refugee's status
    - ស្វះស្វែងរកឋានៈជាជនភៀសខ្លួន
  • seek to silence
    - ព្យាយាមបំបិទមាត់
  • to seek a new mandate
    - ខំប្រឹងដើម្បីបានកាន់តំណែងមួយអាណត្តិទៀត
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: Sought ; past participle: Sought ; present participle: Seeking ; 3rd person singular present Seeks
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to bessech.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery.
1.
ask, attempt, endeavor, ferret, hunt, investigate, look, probe, pursue, rummage, scour, scrutinize, search, try
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