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| Main Entry: |
go for
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reach |
| Synonyms: | clutch at, fetch, obtain, outreach, seek, stretch for |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look, search for |
| Synonyms: | be on the lookout, cast about, delve, drag, examine, ferret out, fish for, forage, go after, grope, inquire, interrogate, investigate, look all over hell, look high and low, nose around, probe, prowl, quest, question, ransack, rummage, run down, scour, scratch around, search high heaven, seek, sift, trace, trail, try to find, winnow |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | inquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask; look into |
| Synonyms: | analyze, catechize, examine, explore, feel out, go over, grill, hit, hit up, inspect, interrogate, investigate, knock, probe, prospect, pry, query, question, request information, roast, scrutinize, search, seek, seek information, sift, study, test the waters |
| Antonyms: | answer, respond |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect, anticipate |
| Synonyms: | await, count on, divine, forecast, foretell, hope, hunt, reckon on, search, seek |
| Main Entry: | look up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | research |
| Synonyms: | come upon, confirm, discover, find, hunt for, peruse, scan, search for, seek, seek out, track down |
| Antonyms: | wing it |
| Main Entry: | offer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try |
| Synonyms: | assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, strive, struggle, undertake |
| Main Entry: | page |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call for over communications system |
| Synonyms: | announce, beep, call, call out, call the name of, hunt for, preconize, seek, send for, summon |
| Notes: | a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | petition |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plead, appeal for |
| Synonyms: | adjure, ask, beg, beseech, call upon, entreat, impetrate, implore, pray, press, put in for, request, seek, solicit, sue, supplicate, urge |
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, badger, bait, bird-dog, bug, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, dog*, fish*, give chase, go after, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, hunt down, move behind, nose around, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, ride, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, take out after, trace, track, track down, trail |
| Antonyms: | retreat, run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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