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- 1. attempt to find (something): "they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds" Similar
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Aug 26, 2013 · seek /siːk/. vb (seeks, seeking, sought) (mainly tr) when intr, often followed by for or after: to try to find by searching; look for: to seek a solution. (also intr) to try to obtain or acquire: to seek happiness. to attempt (to do something); try: I'm only seeking to help.
Sep 21, 2008 · New Member. German. Jan 18, 2011. #9. to seek leave to the court = this is technical term. It means in lawyer speak that the respective lawyer asks for permission to file a legal document, e.g. a brief or writ, after the hearing took place. And typically the lawyer would ask the judge (= seek leave to the court) during the hearing.
Mar 26, 2020 · London. English - England. Mar 26, 2020. #3. It’s an old-fashioned and very formal way of politely asking people to listen to you! To seek someone’s indulgence is to ask them to “bear with you”, have enough patience to listen to what you have to say.
Apr 5, 2023 · Apr 5, 2023. #1. In Chinese diplomacy, there is a term whose meaning is “seek common ground and agree to disagree (to promote cooperation)”. The official translation is “seek common ground and shelve differences”. I was wondering whether the latter part is understandable to you and if I would like to use my own version, does “agree to ...
May 30, 2012 · French. May 30, 2012. #1. Hi everyone, I'm translating a text about a contract, among other things it's written: You shall not deal with or seek the custom of any person who is or was a client or customer of the Company X: my suggestion is: "Vous ne devrez pas traiter avec ou tenter d'obtenr la clientèle de toute personne étant ou ayant été ...
Mar 29, 2010 · Senior Member. France. French. Mar 29, 2010. #1. Hello everybody, I'm wondering what is the meaning of "to seek one's fortune" here. Is it "to make fortune" or "to try one's luck" ? "His friends rally around him and help him find the courage to go off and seek his fortune ."
Apr 22, 2014 · Apr 22, 2014. #6. Correct. Apply for a job. Look for a job. Seek employment. Seek a job (in the right context, e.g. I'm seeking a job -- but normally I would use one of the others) Incorrect.
Sep 17, 2011 · To seek means to go and look for and try to find (physically and/or by questioning) something or someone - there has to be some movement by the subject : "I am seeking Aziz Omar at the airport." = I am at (or will go to) the airport and I am trying to find Aziz Omar. To search means to look for something; it can be done without travelling, "I ...
Sep 30, 2016 · Oct 1, 2016. #8. rituparnahoymoy said: I am looking for permission from you to set up a stall here. Yes, it's correct but it isn't very likely to be used, though it could be. You'd be more likely to hear "I want permission to set up a stall here" or "May/Can I have permission to set up a stall here?"
Apr 7, 2021 · Senior Member. Scotland. German/English bilingual. Apr 8, 2021. #7. I've changed my mind. I think I'll also go for A as the least bad option. This is because (despite the idiomatic adjectival phrase "sought after") the verb "seek" is predominantly used transitively. The options are all bad because "seek" tends to be used with abstract objects ...
