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For the verb: "to seek"
| Simple Past: | sought |
| Past Participle: | sought |
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
seek /siːk/ (prét, pp sought)
- transitive verb
- (try to obtain) chercher (agreement, means, refuge, solution);
demander (advice, help, backing, redress);
to ~ revenge chercher à se venger;
to ~ one's fortune chercher fortune;
- (look for) (police, employer, person) rechercher.
- (try to obtain) chercher (agreement, means, refuge, solution);
- -seeking combining form en quête de;
pleasure-~ing en quête de plaisir.
- intransitive verb to ~ for ou after sth rechercher qch.
▶ ~ out [sth/sb], ~ [sth/sb] out aller chercher, dénicher.
'seek' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
advice
- apply
- attention
- employment
- fortune
- fulfilment
- guidance
- head-hunt
- hide
- hunt
- medical advice
- play
- sanctuary
- search
- sought
- sponsorship
French:
asile
- cache-cache
- conseiller
- grâce
- partie
- poursuivre
- quêter
- rechercher
- réparation
- société
- solliciter
- temps
seek: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| seek | vtr | (look for) | chercher⇒ vtr |
| The detective is seeking some clues to the crime. | |||
| Le détective cherche des indices à propos du crime. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| seek | vtr | (try to obtain) | rechercher⇒ vtr |
| figuré | courir après vtr | ||
| She seeks fame and fortune. | |||
| Elle recherche la gloire et la fortune. | |||
| Elle court après la gloire et la fortune. | |||
| seek | vtr | (attempt to, desire to) tenter | chercher à vtr |
| I seek to restore my honour. | |||
| Je cherche à restaurer mon honneur. | |||
| seek | vtr | (request) | chercher à obtenir⇒ vtr |
| solliciter⇒ vtr | |||
| We seek advice from wise teachers. | |||
| Nous cherchons à obtenir des conseils de professeurs expérimentés. | |||
| Nous sollicitons des conseils auprès de professeurs expérimentés. | |||
| seek | vtr | (inquire) | chercher⇒ vtr |
| Seek and you will find! | |||
| Cherche et tu trouveras ! | |||
| Report an error | |||
seek: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| hide and seek | n | (children's hiding game) | cache-cache nm |
| A group of children played hide and seek in the public park. | |||
| Et si on jouait à cache-cache avec ton frère ? | |||
| hide-and-go-seek | cache-cache nm inv | ||
| hide-and-seek | cache-cache nm inv | ||
| play hide and seek | jouer à cache-cache v | ||
| seek and destroy, search and destroy | v | (military: find and kill) | éliminer⇒ vtr |
| L'armée cherche à éliminer l'insurrection. | |||
| débusquer et détruire⇒ vtr | |||
| seek justice | v | (take a matter to court) | faire appel à la justice loc v |
| aller en justice loc v | |||
| seek out | vtr | (search or hunt for) | chercher⇒ vtr |
| After moving to a new city, she decided to seek out like-minded people. | |||
| Il cherche de nouveaux amis. | |||
| seek peace | v | (try to end conflict) | œuvrer pour la paix loc v |
| Religious people always seek peace. | |||
| chercher à obtenir la paix loc v | |||
| seek refuge | v | (look for shelter or protection) | chercher refuge vtr |
| Note: May be used figuratively to mean finding solace in difficult times. | |||
| The storm caused the hikers to seek refuge in a cave. | |||
| The lonely child sought refuge in books. | |||
| Pendant sa maladie, il a cherché refuge dans l'écriture. | |||
| seek revenge | v | (wish to take vengeance on sb) | chercher à se venger⇒ vi |
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "seek".
actively seek
did not seek nor avoid
find/seek relief in
Hide & Seek
hide-and-seek
I seek no heaven
look up/look for/seek/search
My favourite activities were tag and hide and go seek
playing a desperate game of hide-and-seek
rent-seek
seek / search / research
seek a second term
seek a secret
seek advice
seek ancestors
seek approval for
Seek feedback
seek funds
seek help
seek his fortune
Seek medical advice
Seek medical assistance or notify the first-aider
Seek medical attention if symptoms persist
seek political asylum
Seek revenge
Seek to achieve
seek to benefit oneself
seek to ensure
Seek to fashion
seek to shatter the moral and social codes
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did not seek nor avoid
find/seek relief in
Hide & Seek
hide-and-seek
I seek no heaven
look up/look for/seek/search
My favourite activities were tag and hide and go seek
playing a desperate game of hide-and-seek
rent-seek
seek / search / research
seek a second term
seek a secret
seek advice
seek ancestors
seek approval for
Seek feedback
seek funds
seek help
seek his fortune
Seek medical advice
Seek medical assistance or notify the first-aider
Seek medical attention if symptoms persist
seek political asylum
Seek revenge
Seek to achieve
seek to benefit oneself
seek to ensure
Seek to fashion
seek to shatter the moral and social codes
Suite...
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