seek
English Thesaurus
1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | motion, movement, |
| definition | : | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
2. inquire for (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | request, |
| definition | : | inquire for (information) (verb.communication) |
3. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | drag, dredge, |
| definition | : | search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | finger, |
| definition | : | search for on the computer (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fumble, grope, |
| definition | : | feel about uncertainly or blindly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | divine, |
| definition | : | search by divining, as if with a rod (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | browse, surf, |
| definition | : | look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | seek, search for (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gather, |
| definition | : | look for (food) in nature (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | want, |
| definition | : | hunt or look for; want for a particular reason (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | scour, |
| definition | : | examine minutely (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | seek out, |
| definition | : | look for a specific person or thing (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | angle, fish, |
| definition | : | seek indirectly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | grub, |
| definition | : | search about busily (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | feel, |
| definition | : | grope or feel in search of something (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | browse, shop, |
| definition | : | shop around; not necessarily buying (verb.possession) |
4. go to or towards (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
5. try to get or reach (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | desire, want, |
| definition | : | feel or have a desire for; want strongly (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | bid, |
| definition | : | make a serious effort to attain something (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | quest, |
| definition | : | make a search (for) (verb.possession) |
6. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | make a strenuous or labored effort (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | grope, |
| definition | : | search blindly or uncertainly (verb.social) |
7. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, search, |
| definition | : | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | quest, seeking, |
| definition | : | the act of searching for something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | searcher, |
| definition | : | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items (noun.person) |
8. try to get or reach (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | seeking, |
| definition | : | an attempt to acquire or gain something (noun.act) |
9. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
| derivation | : | essay, |
| definition | : | a tentative attempt (noun.act) |
10. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, search, |
| definition | : | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | quest, seeking, |
| definition | : | the act of searching for something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | searcher, |
| definition | : | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items (noun.person) |
11. try to get or reach (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | seeking, |
| definition | : | an attempt to acquire or gain something (noun.act) |
12. make an effort or attempt (verb.social)
| derivation | : | essay, |
| definition | : | a tentative attempt (noun.act) |
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