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Mickypenna Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
to seek or to look for
Are these verbs synonymous in any circumstace? Ex. "let's seek your friend" or "let's look for your friend" has got exactly the same meaning?
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mickypenna Are these verbs synonymous in any circumstace? In discussing the English language, we can never say that something is ALWAYS true. Those two verbs have the same meaning, yes.
- mickypenna Are these verbs synonymous in any circumstace?
- In discussing the English language, we can never say that something is ALWAYS true.
- Those two verbs have the same meaning, yes.
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mickypennaAre these verbs synonymous in any circumstace?In discussing the English language, we can never say that something is ALWAYS true.
Those two verbs have the same meaning, yes.
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Are these verbs synonymous in any circumstance?
Well, yes, but "seek" is usually associated with a grand mission, and "look for" something more mundane.
She looked for her keys. She could not remember where she had put them.
Let's look for a new restaurant to go to. I am tired of eating hamburgers.
The knights of old went on crusades to seek
Well, yes, but "seek" is usually associated with a grand mission, and "look for" something more mundane.
She looked for her keys. She could not remember where she had put them.
Let's look for a new restaurant to go to. I am tired of eating hamburgers.
The knights of old went on crusades to seek
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