seek for
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Meaning · English
To try to find or attain; to seek.
Register: archaic
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Any one who doubts the quality of the sport found by those fishermen who seek for their Sunday victims in the North River should have strolled along its bank yesterday above One Hundredth-street.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “seek for” mean?
To try to find or attain; to seek.
Is “seek for” formal or informal?
seek for is generally archaic.