seek out

1. 1.

   look for a specific person or thing

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Questions about seek out

What does seek out mean?

seek out means "look for a specific person or thing".

Is seek out a common word?

seek out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.