seek

探す、求める

欲しいものや必要な人・物を見つけようとする。

やさしい英語で： To look for someone or something you want or need.

• You should seek help.
• Police sought the missing child.
• Where can I seek advice about housing?

使い方： seek someone/something (Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.); seek someone/something out (She sought out an expert for advice.)

類義語： look for, search for

よく使う表現： seek help, seek advice, seek someone out

求める、目指す

望むものを手に入れたり、目標を達成したりしようとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to get or achieve something you want.

• They seek a better life.
• She sought compensation for the damage.
• The group is seeking support from local businesses.

使い方： seek something from someone (They sought permission from the council.); seek to do something (The company seeks to reduce waste.)

類義語： pursue, try to obtain

よく使う表現： seek approval, seek employment, seek permission

向かう、目指す

ある場所に行き着こうとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to reach a particular place.

• The boat sought the shore.
• They sought higher ground as the water rose.
• He sought the nearest exit through the smoke.

類義語： make for, head for

よく使う表現： seek the shore, seek the exit, seek higher ground