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Detailed Translations for seek from English to German

seek:

to seek verb (seeks, sought, seeking)

  1. to seek (search for; look for)
    – try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of 1
    absuchen; abtasten
    • absuchen verb (suche ab, suchst ab, sucht ab, suchte ab, suchtet ab, abgesucht)
    • abtasten verb (taste ab, tastest ab, tastet ab, tastete ab, tastetet ab, abgetastet)
  2. to seek (consult)
    – inquire for 1
    konsultieren; heranziehen; zu Rate ziehen; hinzuziehen
    • konsultieren verb (konsultiere, konsultierst, konsultiert, konsultierte, konsultiertet, konsultiert)
    • heranziehen verb (ziehe heran, ziehst heran, zieht heran, zog heran, zogt heran, herangezogen)
    • zu Rate ziehen verb (ziehe zu Rate, ziehst, zieht zu rate, zog, zogt, zu Rate gezogen)
    • hinzuziehen verb (ziehe hinzu, ziehst hinzu, zieht hinzu, zog hinzu, zogt hinzu, hinzugezogen)
  3. to seek (aim at; strive for; aspire to; )
    – try to get or reach 1
    anstreben; erstreben
    • anstreben verb (strebe an, strebst an, strebt an, strebte an, strebtet an, angestrebt)
    • erstreben verb
  4. to seek
    – To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation. 2
    suchen
    • suchen verb (suche, suchst, sucht, suchte, suchtet, gesucht)

Conjugations for seek:

present
  1. seek
  2. seek
  3. seeks
  4. seek
  5. seek
  6. seek
simple past
  1. sought
  2. sought
  3. sought
  4. sought
  5. sought
  6. sought
present perfect
  1. have sought
  2. have sought
  3. has sought
  4. have sought
  5. have sought
  6. have sought
past continuous
  1. was seeking
  2. were seeking
  3. was seeking
  4. were seeking
  5. were seeking
  6. were seeking
future
  1. shall seek
  2. will seek
  3. will seek
  4. shall seek
  5. will seek
  6. will seek
continuous present
  1. am seeking
  2. are seeking
  3. is seeking
  4. are seeking
  5. are seeking
  6. are seeking
subjunctive
  1. be sought
  2. be sought
  3. be sought
  4. be sought
  5. be sought
  6. be sought
diverse
  1. seek!
  2. let's seek!
  3. sought
  4. seeking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

seek [the ~] noun

  1. the seek
    – An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position. 2

Translation Matrix for seek:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
absuchen look for; search for; seek go through; ransack; rummage; search
abtasten look for; search for; seek explore; feel; finger; frisk; grope; prospect; scan; touch
anstreben aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards aim at; aspire; aspire to; devote oneself to; go to; head for; make for; mean; strive; strive after; strive for; work for; work towards
erstreben aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards aim at; aim for; chase; devote oneself to; haunt; make for; mean; persecute; pursue; strive; strive after; work for
heranziehen consult; seek breed; clone; cultivate; derive; drag; draw; haul
hinzuziehen consult; seek begin; bring up; engage; initiate; operationalize; pull up; raise
konsultieren consult; seek advise; consult; discuss; recommend; suggest
suchen seek find; inquire; investigate; locate; look up; research; search; search for; sniff around
zu Rate ziehen consult; seek
- assay; attempt; essay; look for; search; try
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Positionierung seek positioning

Related Words for "seek":

  • seeking

Synonyms for "seek":


Related Definitions for "seek":

  1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk1
    • The hard-drive had a 5 ms seek time.3
  2. inquire for1
    • seek directions from a local1
  3. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of1
    • He sought for hidden gold.3
    • She sought for the meaning of life.3
  4. go to or towards1
    • a liquid seeks its own level1
  5. try to get or reach1
    • seek a position1
    • seek an education1
    • seek happiness1
  6. make an effort or attempt1
    • He sought to improve himself1
    • She always seeks to do good in the world1
  7. To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation.2
    • The HDD needed to seek the right location before it could start reading.3
  8. An action, usually a method call, that moves the current time of a timeline to a new position.2

Wiktionary Translations for seek:

seek
verb
  1. to try to find
seek
verb
  1. transitiv, auch mit nach: sich bemühen, etwas oder jemanden zu finden, das oder der verloren oder versteckt ist

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
seek suchen zoeken — proberen te vinden
seek suchen; aussuchen chercher — Se donner du mouvement, du soin, de la peine pour découvrir quelqu’un ou quelque chose (Sens général)
seek bitten; ersuchen prieradorer la divinité en lui demander une grâce, en la remercier d’une grâce.

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