outseek

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research. transitive
    — […] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]

词形变化

outseeks present,singular,third-person outseeking participle,present outsought participle,past outsought past

词源

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”).
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