seek

buscar

Intentar encontrar a alguien o algo que se quiere o se necesita.

En inglés sencillo: To look for someone or something you want or need.

• You should seek help.
• Police sought the missing child.
• Where can I seek advice about housing?

Cómo se usa: seek someone/something (Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.); seek someone/something out (She sought out an expert for advice.)

Sinónimos: look for, search for

Expresiones frecuentes: seek help, seek advice, seek someone out

buscar, aspirar a

Esforzarse por conseguir algo deseado o alcanzar una meta.

En inglés sencillo: To try to get or achieve something you want.

• They seek a better life.
• She sought compensation for the damage.
• The group is seeking support from local businesses.

Cómo se usa: seek something from someone (They sought permission from the council.); seek to do something (The company seeks to reduce waste.)

Sinónimos: pursue, try to obtain

Expresiones frecuentes: seek approval, seek employment, seek permission

dirigirse a

Intentar llegar a un lugar determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To try to reach a particular place.

• The boat sought the shore.
• They sought higher ground as the water rose.
• He sought the nearest exit through the smoke.

Sinónimos: make for, head for

Expresiones frecuentes: seek the shore, seek the exit, seek higher ground