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upseek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-seek
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seek or strain upward.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From up- + seek. Cognate with Dutch opzoeken (“to visit, search, seek out”), German aufsuchen (“to visit, go to, see”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

upseeks (present, singular) upseeking (participle, present) upsought (participle, past) upsought (past)

Questions

What does upseek mean?
To seek or strain upward.
Where does upseek come from?
From up- + seek. Cognate with Dutch opzoeken (“to visit, search, seek out”), German aufsuchen (“to visit, go to, see”).

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