seek

1. (ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.Examples: "I seek wisdom."; "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale."Synonyms: look for, search forambitransitive

2. (transitive) To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.Examples: "I seek forgiveness through repentance."; "Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign."; "“My, my! It is indeed a long way yet, look you!” said the pleasant woman of whom I sought directions."transitive

3. (transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.Examples: "I sought my fortune on the goldfields."; "But persecution sought the lives of men of this character."; "I can no longer seek fame or glory, nor can I help trying to get rid of my riches, which separate me from my fellow-creatures."transitive

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To go, move, travel (in a given direction).Examples: "Ryght so he sought[…]towarde Sandewyche where he founde before hym many galyard knyghtes"intransitiveobsolete

5. (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.Examples: "When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic."; "Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought."; "Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains"transitive

6. (intransitive, sometimes proscribed) To attempt, endeavour, tryExamples: "Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking."intransitiveproscribedsometimes