Request vs. Seek — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Request and Seek
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Request
An act of asking politely or formally for something
A request for information
The club's excursion was postponed at the request of some of the members
Seek
To try to locate or discover; search for
Animals seeking prey.
Request
Politely or formally ask for
The chairman requested that the reports be considered
He received the information he had requested
Seek
To endeavor to obtain or reach
Seek a college education.
Request
To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause
Requested information about the experiment.
Requested to see the evidence firsthand.
Requested that the bus driver stop at the next corner.
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Seek
To go to or toward
Water seeks its own level.
Request
To ask (a person) to do something
The police requested her to accompany them.
Seek
To inquire for; request
Seek directions from a police officer.
Request
An act of asking for something.
Seek
To try; endeavor
Seek to do good.
Request
Something asked for
Wasn't happy until he got his request.
Seek
To make a search or investigation
Seek and you will find.
Request
To ask for (something).
The corporal requested reinforcements.
I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.
Seek
(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
I seek wisdom.
Request
(transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.
Seek
(transitive) To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
I seek forgiveness through repentance.
Request
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
Seek
(transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
I sought my fortune on the goldfields.
Request
A formal message requesting something.
Seek
To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
Request
Condition of being sought after.
Seek
(transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.
Request
(networking) A message sent over a network to a server.
The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
Seek
To attempt, endeavour, try
Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.
Request
(obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
Seek
To navigate through a stream.
Request
The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
I will marry her, sir, at your request.
Seek
(computing) The operation of navigating through a stream.
Request
That which is asked for or requested.
I will both hear and grant you your requests.
Seek
Sick.
Request
A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
Seek
To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to find.
The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethren.
Request
To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
Seek
To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign.
Request
To address with a request; to ask.
I request youTo give my poor host freedom.
Seek
To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.
Request
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Seek
To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal.
Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains.
Request
The verbal act of requesting
Seek
To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery.
Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read.
To seekUpon a man and do his soul unrest.
Request
Express the need or desire for; ask for;
She requested an extra bed in her room
She called for room service
Seek
The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
Request
Ask (a person) to do something;
She asked him to be here at noon
I requested that she type the entire manuscript
Seek
Try to get or reach;
Seek a position
Seek an education
Seek happiness
Request
Inquire for (information);
I requested information from the secretary
Seek
Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of;
The police are searching for clues
They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
Seek
Make an effort or attempt;
He tried to shake off his fears
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
The police attempted to stop the thief
He sought to improve himself
She always seeks to do good in the world
Seek
Go to or towards;
A liquid seeks its own level
Seek
Inquire for;
Seek directions from a local
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