seek

seek
[siːk] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)
1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [revenge]

to seek one's fortune — cercare fortuna

2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [person]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)

to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs

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[si:k]
past tense, past participle - sought; verb
1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) cercare; chiedere
2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) cercare
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seek /si:k/
n.
(comput.) accesso (ai dati)
● seek area, area di ricerca □ seek time, tempo di ricerca; tempo di posizionamento (ai dati, della testina).
♦ (to) seek /si:k/
(pass. e p. p. sought), v. t. e i.
1 cercare; andare in cerca (o alla ricerca) di; ricercare; tentare: He sought shelter from the snowstorm, ha cercato riparo dalla bufera di neve; to seek employment, cercare impiego; to seek one's fortune, andare in cerca di fortuna; They sought to climb Mont Blanc, hanno tentato la scalata del Monte Bianco; Two suspects are sought for murder, sono ricercate due persone sospettate dell'omicidio
2 chiedere; richiedere: to seek help from sb., chiedere aiuto a q., cercare l'aiuto di q.; I'll seek advice from my lawyer, chiederò un parere al (o consulterò il) mio legale; to seek pollution damages, chiedere i danni per l'inquinamento
3 andare a; darsi a: to seek one's bed, andare a letto; He sought the woods for safety, si diede alla macchia per salvarsi
4 (d'elemento naturale, di strumento) rivolgersi; tendere a: Liquids seek their own level, i liquidi tendono a livellarsi; The compass needle seeks the magnetic north, l'ago della bussola si rivolge al nord magnetico
5 (mil.: di missile) dirigersi verso (il bersaglio); autodirigersi
● (lett.) to seek sb.'s life, voler la morte di q. □ to seek a quarrel, cercare d'attaccare lite □ (Bibbia) Seek, and ye shall find, chi cerca trova (prov.).
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[siːk] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)
1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [revenge]

to seek one's fortune — cercare fortuna

2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [person]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)

to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs


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