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FOUR RIVERS Credit Union (finance) and seek(2) (iou)


FOUR RIVERS Credit Union (finance)


FOUR RIVERS is a credit union with head office in TURNERS FALLS, MA





seek(2) (iou)



seek verb. .

I. verb trans.
Try to find, look for, (a thing or person of uncertain whereabouts); make a search or inquiry for, attempt to discover, (a thing or person suitable for a purpose etc., an unknown thing); (now rare) attempt to find out if, what, why, etc. OE.
I. Watts Men..who shall seek truth with an unbiassed soul. Baroness Orczy We seek him here, we seek him there. D. Parker She must depend..on whatever odd Jobs she could find, and she must not stop seeking them. A. Cross Sarah..stood..seeking the words to say something. P. Angadi I have to seek amusements elsewhere.
b. Foll. by out, up, forth: search for and find; trace, locate, or single out (a person) for companionship, information, etc. ME.
B. Pym When you are lonely..seek out some Other lonely person. M. Seymour He travelled.., visiting friends, seeking out old acquaintances.
c. In imper. As an instruction to a reader: refer to, look up, see. LME-E19.
Make for, visit, or resort to (a place or person) for Health, help, etc. OE.
Tennyson A solemn grace Concluded, and we sought the gardens.
b. Christian Theology. Draw near to (God) in prayer etc. arch. OE.
c. Pursue with hostile intention, attack, persecute. OE-E17.
Try or want to obtain or gain (a thing, esp. something advantageous); try to bring about or effect. OE.
R. Bagot She sought consolation in district visiting. J. Galsworthy He was not seeking election.
b. Invent, contrive. Also foll. by out, up. ME-L16.
c. refl. Aim at one's own advantage. LME-M17.
d. In pass. Be in demand because of qualities, value, etc.; be courted as a companion or partner. L17.
Ask for, demand, request. Foll. by from, at, of a person. OE.
Shakespeare Othello I will seek satisfaction of you. H. J. Eysenck A Jewess whose hand had been sought in Marriage.
Try or attempt to do. Formerly also, endeavour that. OE.
H. Macmillan The Committee sought by discussion..to secure a peaceful settlement.
Entreat, beseech, (a person to do). Foll. by of the thing asked for. ME-E17.
a. Search or explore (a place etc.) in order to find something. ME.
b. Try the endurance or worth of, examine, test. Freq. foll. by out, through. ME-E17.
c. Examine or consult (a book, register, etc.) for information. L15-M17.
II. verb intrans.
Make a search or inquiry; (foll. by after, for) look for, try to obtain. OE.
L. Steffens It would be absurd to seek for organized reform in St. Louis. Listener Beckett..requires you to seek and not to find.
b. In imper. As an instruction to a retriever: go and look for shot game etc. Also foll. by out. M19.
Go, move, proceed. OE-M16.
Go or resort to a place; pay a visit or make an appeal to (on, upon) a person; have recourse to an action etc. arch. ME.
Phrases: far to seek, much to seek = to seek (a) below. seek dead (usu. in imper.) = sense 8b above. seek GAPE-SEED. seek one's fortune: see FORTUNE noun. seek repose: see REPOSE noun. to seek (a) not yet found, lacking, missing; arch. wanting or deficient in; (b) (now rare or obsolete) at a loss (for), unable to understand or decide.
With prepositions in specialized senses: seek after court or desire (a person) as a companion etc.; search for (a thing) on account of qualities, value, etc.; prize (usu. in pass.); (see also sense 8 above, sought-after s.v. SOUGHT ppl adjective). seek on, seek upon attack, assail.
Comb.: hide-and-seek: see HIDE verb1; seek-no-further a red-streaked variety of winter apple.