Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - seeing eye dog

~ n AmE a dog trained to guide blind people; guide dog seek, v past tense and past participle sought 1 »LOOK FOR« a) a word meaning to look for something that you need such as a job or friendship, used especially in newspapers and advertisements  (Virgo woman seeks Scorpio man. | new graduates seeking employment) b) formal to look for the answer to a question or problem 2 »TRY TO GET« formal to try to achieve or get something  (Do you think the President will seek re-election? | We only seek justice, not revenge. | seek to do sth)  (We are always seeking to improve productivity. | attention-seeking/publicity-seeking (=trying to attract people's attention))  (a publicity-seeking stunt) 3 »ASK FOR« seek (sb's) advice/help/assistance etc formal to ask someone for advice or help  (If the symptoms persist, seek medical advice.)  (- see request2) 4 seek your fortune literary to go to another place hoping to gain success and wealth  (Young William went to America to seek his fortune.) 5 »MOVE TOWARDS« to move naturally towards something or into a particular position  (Water seeks its own level.)  (- see also heat­seeking, hide­and­seek, self­seeking, sought­after) seek sb/sth out phr v to look very hard for someone or something, especially someone who is avoiding you or hiding from you  (Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them.)