seek out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for seek out in the English»French Dictionary

I.seek <pret, pp sought> [Brit siːk, Am sik] VB trans

III.to seek for, to seek after VB intr

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

seek out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seek out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Our own reactions are questioned, because, after all, what is it in us that makes us seek out the stories of another's grief?
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Their role is to seek out new economic opportunities and retain their existing business wealth.
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Once done with the brood the male, if still within the breeding season, will seek out another female and initiate the cycle again.
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Banning of a book, ironically often has the effect of making people seek out the book.
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The goal of this grower-funded research initiative is to seek out new and improved zoysiagrass varieties, especially disease resistant ones.
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But still, he says, one of our goals is to encourage listeners to question themselves and to seek out truth.
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Patients could seek out such advice on their own, but would not be required to.
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Security concerns drove many employers to now seek out employment reporting and background screening products.
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In their introduced ranges, they also tend to seek out organisms that exhibit structures their slender bodies can easily blend with.
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Attachment theory offers some insight into how children relate to their fathers, and when they seek out a separate father figure.
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