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seek out

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From Middle English seken out, sechen out (“to seek out”), dissimilated from Middle English *outseken, outsechen (“to seek out”). More at outseek.

verb seeks out · seeking out · sought out

transitive To try to locate; to search for. At the head of the fiord, and along its sides, can still be seen the hulks of German destroyers and submarines. These sought shelter in this secluded spot, but the British Navy sought them out and sank them.
Similar: forseek, hunt down, track down

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verb to try to locate

Italiano	ricercare, scovare
Русский	иска́ть iskátʹ, разы́скивать razýskivatʹ

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@misc{seek_out_2026,
  title = {seek out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seek%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}