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outseek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-seek
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *outseken, outsechen. Equivalent to out- + seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutsäike, West Frisian útsykje (“to seek out”), Dutch uitzoeken (“to pick, sort out, investigate”), Low German utsöken, German aussuchen (“to choose, select, pick out”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

outseeks (present, singular) outseeking (participle, present) outsought (participle, past) outsought (past)

Derived Forms

outseeker outseeking

Phrases

seek out

Frequently Paired Words

seek out

Questions

What does outseek mean?
To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.
Where does outseek come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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