seek
/siːk/
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(v) ရှာဖွေ
seek /si:k/ v (pt, pp sought /sↄ:t/ ) (fml )
၁။ ~ (after/for ) sth ရှာသည်။ ရှာဖွေသည်။ seek happiness/comfort/wealth ❍ seek shelter from the rain ❍ seeking (for) solutions to current problems ❍ young graduates seeking (after) success in life.
၂။ ~ sth (from sb ) တောင်းခံသည်။ ရယူသည်။ seek help/advice/information ❍ You must seek permission from the manager.
၃။ ကြိုးစားသည်။ ကြိုးပမ်းသည်။ seek to bring the conflict to an end ❍ They sought to mislead us.
❏ seeker n (often in compounds) …ရှာသူ။ asylum/gold/fun seekers ❍ seekers after truth.
❏ seek one's fortune [IDM ] စီးပွားဥစ္စာရှာသည်။ အောင်မြင် ရေးလမ်းစရှာသည်။
❏ seek sb/sth out [PHRV ] ရှာသည်။ seek out new experiences ❍ It sometimes helps to seek out people with similar problems to your own. See also HIDE-AND-SEEK, SELF-SEEKING
- [seek advice/help] : Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week.
- [seek refuge/asylum] : Hundreds of people sought refuge in the British Embassy.
- [seek permission/approval] : You must first seek permission before publishing their names.
- [seek compensation/damages/redress] : The boy’s parents are seeking damages from the health authority.
- [seek an injunction] : Colbak sought an injunction to force Bell to change the ads.
- [seek re-election] : The Mayor will not seek re-election.
- [seek approval] : A referendum seeking public approval for major constitutional change
- To be eligible, you must show that you are actively seeking employment.
- Many single people are seeking that special someone.
- I think he was seeking some meaning in his life.
- We do not always find what we seek.
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