seeks
- 1Third-person singular simple present of seek.
The committee seeks fresh proposals from local businesses each spring.
Whoever seeks the truth must be willing to question old assumptions.
Note
An ordinary -s form for a verb with an irregular past: one seeks today but sought yesterday. It usually takes a direct object, as in seeks shelter, seeks advice, seeks office. Before an infinitive, as in she seeks to reassure them, it simply means "tries." Some usage critics object to that use. In plain prose, tries or aims often reads more naturally.
The new policy seeks to reduce waiting times at the clinic.
She rarely seeks advice, but she always takes it seriously.
seeks is a form of seek
seek, verb: To strive to acquire or gain something; to aim at a particular goal. Full entry
- Spelling
- seek → seeks: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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