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| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes*, chase, comb, delve, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for*, follow, hunt, inquire, investigate, mouse*, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, scout, scratch, be after, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, delve for, dig for, go after, gun for, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, run after, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
| Antonyms: | find |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim, assay, endeavor, essay, offer, pursue, strive, struggle, undertake, aspire to, have a go at |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, inquire |
| Synonyms: | beg, entreat, find out, invite, petition, query, request, solicit |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | angle for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to get |
| Synonyms: | connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, aim for, be after, cast about for, look for, try for |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
| Synonyms: | angle, appeal, apply, beg, beseech, bite*, bum*, call for, charge, claim, command, crave, demand, entreat, hit*, hustle*, implore, impose, knock*, levy, mooch*, order, petition, plead, pray, promote*, request, requisition, seek, solicit, sue, supplicate, touch*, urge, contend for, file for |
| Antonyms: | answer, claim, command, insist, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
| Synonyms: | crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn, be ambitious, be eager |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | chase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run after, pursue |
| Synonyms: | charge, course, drive, expel, follow, hound, hunt, run down, rush, seek, speed, tear, track, trail, bird-dog, chivy, drive away, go after, shag, take off after, track down |
| Antonyms: | escape, retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question*, praise, propose, pursue, run after*, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beg |
| Synonyms: | ask, beseech, call for, demand, entreat, implore, necessitate, petition, require, seek, solicit, supplicate, take, plead for, pray for |
| Antonyms: | not want |
| Main Entry: | delve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig into task, action |
| Synonyms: | burrow, dig, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out*, go into, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, prospect, ransack, research, rummage, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, unearth, gouge out, jump into, leave no stone unturned, really get into, scoop out, trowel, turn inside out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | desire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, request |
| Synonyms: | beg, bespeak, entreat, importune, petition, seek, solicit |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
| Synonyms: | address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for*, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump*, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
| Notes: | an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort |
| Antonyms: | be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask about |
| Synonyms: | analyze, check, examine, explore, go over, inquire, inspect, investigate, look into, probe, pry, query, question, scrutinize, search, seek, seek an answer, want to know |
| Main Entry: | essay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim, assay, endeavor, labor, offer, seek, strive, struggle, take on, test, toil, travail, undertake, venture, work, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have at it, make a run at, put to the test, take a stab at, take a whack at, try out |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect, pass, be idle |
| Main Entry: | explore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate; survey |
| Synonyms: | analyze, burrow, examine, go into*, hunt, inspect, look into, probe, prospect, question, research, scout, scrutinize, search, seek, sift, test, tour, travel, traverse, try, delve into, dig into, have a look, inquire into, leave no stone unturned, reconnoitre, turn inside out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ferret out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search out |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, bring to light*, chase, determine, disclose, discover, elicit, extract, follow, get at*, hunt, learn, penetrate, pierce, probe, pry, pursue, quest, seek, trace, trail, uncover, unearth, be on to, chase down, dig out, dig up, dig up, drive out, hunt down, nose out*, pick up on, root out, root out*, scout out, search out, smell out, smoke out, smoke out, sniff out, track down, worm out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fish for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for; hint |
| Synonyms: | angle, angle for, elicit, invite, seek, solicit, hope for, hunt for, search for, try to evoke |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trail, pursue physically |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, chase, convoy, dog*, escort, freeze, hound*, hunt, onto*, persecute, run down, search, seek, shadow, spook*, stalk, string along, tag, tail, track, bring up the rear, catenate, come with, concatenate, dog the footsteps of, draggle, give chase, go after, go with, put a tail on, run after, schlepp along, shag, stick to, tag after, tag along, tailgate, take out after |
| Antonyms: | lead, precede, go before |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search madly for |
| Synonyms: | beat, comb, explore, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek, cast about, fine-tooth-comb |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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