Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forseek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forseek
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.

Transitive verb

verb

Misspelling of forsake.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”). By surface analysis, for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *forseken, forsēcan

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does forseek mean?
To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
Where does forseek come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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