outseek en · VERB
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”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.
[…] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]
1912, Classical Association (Great Britain), The Classical review: Volume 26[…] a selling bank — one that is outseeking and outreaching, one that goes after customers as contrasted with waiting on them.
1987, Building a selling culture
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outseeks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outseeking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsought | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsought | Tense=Past | lexicographic |