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seek out

vb
(tr, adverb) to search hard for and find a specific person or thing: she sought out her friend from amongst the crowd.
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Verb1.seek out - look for a specific person or thing
look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
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w>seek out

vt sep → ausfindig machen; opinion → herausfinden; seek him out, discover what he thinks (liter) → erforschen Sie ihn, finden Sie heraus, was er denkt (geh)
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