Definitions
- Looking for something that is lost or misplaced. - Conducting a thorough investigation or examination to find information or evidence. - Scanning or exploring an area or location to find something specific.
- Looking for something that is desired or needed. - Making an effort to obtain or achieve something. - Asking for advice, guidance, or help from someone.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve looking for something.
- 2Both require effort and intention.
- 3Both can be used in formal and informal contexts.
- 4Both can be used as verbs or nouns.
- 5Both can be used figuratively or literally.
What is the difference?
- 1Purpose: Search is used when looking for something specific, while seek is used when looking for something desired or needed.
- 2Intensity: Search implies a more thorough and exhaustive effort than seek.
- 3Direction: Search is often used when looking for something in a physical space, while seek can refer to both physical and abstract things.
- 4Connotation: Seek has a more positive connotation, while search can have a neutral or negative connotation depending on the context.
- 5Usage: Search is more commonly used in everyday language, while seek is more formal and less common in casual conversation.
Remember this!
Search and seek are synonyms that both refer to the act of looking for something. However, the difference between them lies in their purpose, intensity, direction, connotation, and usage. Search is used when looking for something specific and implies a thorough and exhaustive effort, while seek is used when looking for something desired or needed and has a more positive connotation. Search is more commonly used in everyday language, while seek is more formal and less common in casual conversation.
