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seek:
- chercher; rechercher; essayer de trouver; fouiller; scruter; consulter; demander conseil à; ambitionner; aspirer à; viser; viser à
Wiktionary:
- seek → chercher, prier, rechercher
- seek → chercher

English

Detailed Translations for sought from English to French

sought:

Translation Matrix for sought:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sought-after

Synonyms for "sought":

sought-after; wanted

Related Definitions for "sought":

being searched for¹
that is looked for¹

seek:

to seek verb (seeks, sought, seeking)

to seek (search for; look for)

– try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of ¹
chercher; rechercher; essayer de trouver; fouiller; scruter
- chercher verb (cherche, cherches, cherchons, cherchez, cherchent, cherchais, cherchait, cherchions, cherchiez, cherchaient, cherchai, cherchas, chercha, cherchâmes, cherchâtes, cherchèrent, chercherai, chercheras, cherchera, chercherons, chercherez, chercheront)
- rechercher verb (recherche, recherches, recherchons, recherchez, recherchent, recherchais, recherchait, recherchions, recherchiez, recherchaient, recherchai, recherchas, rechercha, recherchâmes, recherchâtes, recherchèrent, rechercherai, rechercheras, recherchera, rechercherons, rechercherez, rechercheront)
- essayer de trouver verb
- fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, fouillent, fouillais, fouillait, fouillions, fouilliez, fouillaient, fouillai, fouillas, fouilla, fouillâmes, fouillâtes, fouillèrent, fouillerai, fouilleras, fouillera, fouillerons, fouillerez, fouilleront)
- scruter verb (scrute, scrutes, scrutons, scrutez, scrutent, scrutais, scrutait, scrutions, scrutiez, scrutaient, scrutai, scrutas, scruta, scrutâmes, scrutâtes, scrutèrent, scruterai, scruteras, scrutera, scruterons, scruterez, scruteront)
to seek (consult)

– inquire for ¹
consulter; demander conseil à
- consulter verb (consulte, consultes, consultons, consultez, consultent, consultais, consultait, consultions, consultiez, consultaient, consultai, consultas, consulta, consultâmes, consultâtes, consultèrent, consulterai, consulteras, consultera, consulterons, consulterez, consulteront)
- demander conseil à verb
to seek (aim at; strive for; aspire to; aspire; work towards; strive after)

– try to get or reach ¹
ambitionner; aspirer à; viser; viser à
- ambitionner verb (ambitionne, ambitionnes, ambitionnons, ambitionnez, ambitionnent, ambitionnais, ambitionnait, ambitionnions, ambitionniez, ambitionnaient, ambitionnai, ambitionnas, ambitionna, ambitionnâmes, ambitionnâtes, ambitionnèrent, ambitionnerai, ambitionneras, ambitionnera, ambitionnerons, ambitionnerez, ambitionneront)
- aspirer à verb
- viser verb (vise, vises, visons, visez, visent, visais, visait, visions, visiez, visaient, visai, visas, visa, visâmes, visâtes, visèrent, viserai, viseras, visera, viserons, viserez, viseront)
- viser à verb
to seek

– To move the read/write head in a disk drive to the proper site, typically for a read or write operation. ²
rechercher
- rechercher

Conjugations for seek:

present

seek
seek
seeks
seek
seek
seek

simple past

sought
sought
sought
sought
sought
sought

present perfect

have sought
have sought
has sought
have sought
have sought
have sought

past continuous

was seeking
were seeking
was seeking
were seeking
were seeking
were seeking

future

shall seek
will seek
will seek
shall seek
will seek
will seek

continuous present

am seeking
are seeking
is seeking
are seeking
are seeking
are seeking

subjunctive

be sought
be sought
be sought
be sought
be sought
be sought

diverse

seek!
let's seek!
sought
seeking

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for seek:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
fouiller		feeling; scanning; sensing
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
ambitionner	aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards	aim at; aspire; aspire to; devote oneself to; make for; mean; strive; strive after; strive for; work for; work towards
aspirer à	aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards	ache to; aim at; aspire; aspire to; be hungry for; be on the lookout; crave; crave for; desire; devote oneself to; hunger; keep an eye out; languish; long; long for; look out for; pine; strive after; strive for; watch for; watch out; work for; work towards; yearn
chercher	look for; search for; seek	collect; drop by; drop in; fetch; investigate; look about; look around; look up; nose about; orientate; pick up; poke about; research; roam about; rove about; search about; snoop; study; visit; wander
consulter	consult; seek	consult; drop by; drop in; look up; visit
demander conseil à	consult; seek
essayer de trouver	look for; search for; seek
fouiller	look for; search for; seek	browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret; ferret about; ferret around; frisk; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; nose; nose about; nose around; potter about; prospect; pry; ransack; research; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; scan; search; search for; smell; sniff; sniff around; turn about
rechercher	look for; search for; seek	audit; bait; browse; browse for; catch; check; dart; examine; find; hunt; inspect; investigate; locate; look for; research; search; snare; study; verify
scruter	look for; search for; seek	go through; ransack; rummage; search
viser	aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards	aim; aim at; devote oneself to; gauge; head for; lead up to; make for; mean; strive; work for
viser à	aim at; aspire; aspire to; seek; strive after; strive for; work towards	aim; aim at; aspire; aspire to; devote oneself to; mean; strive after; strive for; work for; work towards
-	assay; attempt; essay; look for; search; try
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
rechercher	seek

Related Words for "seek":

seeking

Synonyms for "seek":

movement; motion
desire; want
search; look for
try; attempt; essay; assay; act; move; try out
travel; go; locomote
request

Related Definitions for "seek":

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
inquire for¹
- seek directions from a local¹
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
go to or towards¹
- a liquid seeks its own level¹
try to get or reach¹
- seek a position¹
- seek an education¹
- seek happiness¹
make an effort or attempt¹
- He sought to improve himself¹
- She always seeks to do good in the world¹
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
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

to try to find
- seek → chercher

seek

verb

Se donner du mouvement, du soin, de la peine pour découvrir quelqu’un ou quelque chose (Sens général)
- chercher → look for; seek; search; search for; be after; go after
adorer la divinité en lui demander une grâce, en la remercier d’une grâce.
- prier → pray; ask; ask for; beg; bid; request; apply; seek; apply for
(5)
- rechercher → seek

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• seek	→ chercher	↔ zoeken — proberen te vinden
• seek	→ chercher	↔ suchen — transitiv, auch mit nach: sich bemühen, etwas oder jemanden zu finden, das oder der verloren oder versteckt ist

Related Translations for sought

sought-after

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Translate sought from English to French

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sought:

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Synonyms for "sought":

Related Definitions for "sought":

seek:

to seek verb (seeks, sought, seeking)

to seek (search for; look for)

to seek (consult)

to seek (aim at; strive for; aspire to; aspire; work towards; strive after)

to seek

Conjugations for seek:

present

simple past

present perfect

past continuous

future

continuous present

subjunctive

diverse

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Synonyms for "seek":

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