seek

/siːk/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle sought)

Definition

TO FIND/GET › to try to find or get something: to seek advice/a solution

TO DO › to try to do something: [+ to do sth] They are seeking to change the rules. to seek re-election → See also hide-and-seek

(Definition of seek verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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