Seak vs. Seek

Seak vs. Seek — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Seak and Seek

Seaknoun

soap prepared for use in milling cloth

Seekverb

(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.

I seek wisdom.

Seekverb

(transitive) To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.

I seek forgiveness through prayer.

Seekverb

(transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.

I sought my fortune on the goldfields.

Seekverb

To go, move, travel (in a given direction).

Seekverb

(transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.
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Seekverb

(intransitive) To attempt, endeavour, try

Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.

Seekverb

To navigate through a stream.

Seeknoun

(computing) The operation of navigating through a stream.

Seeknoun

the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

Seekverb

try to get or reach;

seek a positionseek an educationseek happiness

Seekverb

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of;

The police are searching for cluesThey are searching for the missing man in the entire county
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Seekverb

make an effort or attempt;

He tried to shake off his fearsThe infant had essayed a few wobbly stepsThe police attempted to stop the thiefHe sought to improve himselfShe always seeks to do good in the world

Seekverb

go to or towards;

a liquid seeks its own level

Seekverb

inquire for;

seek directions from a local