Collocations for seek - verb
ADVERB
aggressively (esp. AmE),
avidly,
eagerly,
keenly
(esp. BrE)
actively
people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE)
actively
people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE)
desperately,
urgently
He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.
He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.
deliberately
He deliberately sought to expand his country's influence on the region.
He deliberately sought to expand his country's influence on the region.
always,
consistently,
constantly,
continually
initially
They initially sought to blame others for the disaster.
initially
They initially sought to blame others for the disaster.
currently
The developer is currently seeking funding for the project.
The developer is currently seeking funding for the project.
successfully
in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly
We sought in vain for a solution.
in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly
We sought in vain for a solution.
PREPOSITION
for
We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down.
We're seeking for alternative materials which might bring the cost down.
in
the answers she sought in those books
the answers she sought in those books
Seek is used with these nouns as the subject:
hand, immigrant, movement, petition, plaintiff
hand, immigrant, movement, petition, plaintiff
Seek is used with these nouns as the object:
acceptance, access, accommodation, admission, advice, alliance, alternative, anonymity, answer, applicant, approval, armistice, assistance, assurance, asylum, audience, authorization, autonomy, backing, balance, challenge, clarification, clearance, closure, comfort, comment, companionship, company, compensation, compromise, confirmation, consent, consolation, consultation, convert, cooperation, counsel, counselling, cover, cure, custody, damage, deal, destruction, divorce, domination, employment, endorsement, equality, escape, exemption, explanation, extradition, fame, favour, feedback, forgiveness, fortune, freedom, fulfilment, funding, gain, guidance, help, immunity, improvement, independence, indulgence, information, injunction, input, inspiration, justice, liberation, limelight, love, mandate, membership, nomination, office, opinion, pardon, partner, partnership, peace, penalty, perfection, permission, permit, political asylum, promotion, protection, publicity, reassurance, recognition, reconciliation, recourse, redemption, reduction, reform, refuge, refund, registration, relief, remedy, removal, renewal, replacement, representation, resolution, respectability, respite, retribution, return, revenge, review, salvation, sanctuary, service, settlement, shelter, showdown, solace, solitude, solution, sponsor, sponsorship, support, tender, term, therapy, treatment, truth, understanding, undertaking, unity, vengeance, victory, warrant, way, wisdom, writ
acceptance, access, accommodation, admission, advice, alliance, alternative, anonymity, answer, applicant, approval, armistice, assistance, assurance, asylum, audience, authorization, autonomy, backing, balance, challenge, clarification, clearance, closure, comfort, comment, companionship, company, compensation, compromise, confirmation, consent, consolation, consultation, convert, cooperation, counsel, counselling, cover, cure, custody, damage, deal, destruction, divorce, domination, employment, endorsement, equality, escape, exemption, explanation, extradition, fame, favour, feedback, forgiveness, fortune, freedom, fulfilment, funding, gain, guidance, help, immunity, improvement, independence, indulgence, information, injunction, input, inspiration, justice, liberation, limelight, love, mandate, membership, nomination, office, opinion, pardon, partner, partnership, peace, penalty, perfection, permission, permit, political asylum, promotion, protection, publicity, reassurance, recognition, reconciliation, recourse, redemption, reduction, reform, refuge, refund, registration, relief, remedy, removal, renewal, replacement, representation, resolution, respectability, respite, retribution, return, revenge, review, salvation, sanctuary, service, settlement, shelter, showdown, solace, solitude, solution, sponsor, sponsorship, support, tender, term, therapy, treatment, truth, understanding, undertaking, unity, vengeance, victory, warrant, way, wisdom, writ