seek

1. The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk (synset 107365493)
   referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

1. Try to get or reach (synset 202245263)
   "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
   is a type of: desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly
   subtypes:

   • bid - make a serious effort to attain something
   • quest - make a search (for)
2. Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (synset 201318273)
   "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
   subtypes:

   • drag, dredge - search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
   • finger - search for on the computer
   • fumble, grope - feel about uncertainly or blindly
   • divine - search by divining, as if with a rod
   • browse, surf - look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
   • leave no stone unturned - search thoroughly and exhaustively
   • hunt - seek, search for
   • gather - look for (food) in nature
   • want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
   • scour - examine minutely
   • seek out - look for a specific person or thing
   • go after, pursue, quest after, quest for - go in search of or hunt for
   • angle, fish - seek indirectly
   • grub - search about busily
   • feel - grope or feel in search of something
   • browse, shop - shop around; not necessarily buying
   same as: look for, search
3. Make an effort or attempt (synset 202535833)
   "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
   is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
   subtypes:

   • pick up the gauntlet, take a dare - be dared to do something and attempt it
   • fight, struggle - make a strenuous or labored effort
   • give it a try, have a go - make an attempt at something
   • grope - search blindly or uncertainly
   • endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort
   • give it a try, give it a whirl - try
   • adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
   • lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage
   same as: assay, attempt, essay, try
4. Go to or towards (synset 201843112)
   "a liquid seeks its own level"
   is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
5. Inquire for (synset 201072011)
   "seek directions from a local"
   is a type of: request - inquire for (information)

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