Synonyms: apply, apply for, ask, ask for, beg, bid, request
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) seek | (I) sought |
| (thou) seekest | (thou) soughtst, soughtest |
| (he) seeks, seeketh | (he) sought |
| (we) seek | (we) sought |
| (you) seek | (you) sought |
| (they) seek | (they) sought |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) seek | (I) sought |
| (thou) seek | (thou) sought |
| (he) seek | (he) sought |
| (we) seek | (we) sought |
| (you) seek | (you) sought |
| (they) seek | (they) sought |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| seek |
| Participles |
|---|
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| seeking | sought |
Britain’s increasingly unpredictable voters delivered another shock to markets and investors in Thursday’s general election, denying prime minister Theresa May the strong personal mandate she had sought for negotiations on leaving the European Union and opening the way for what could be a prolonged period of political instability.
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