Learn English – “Seek” vs.”search”

differencesverbs

I've been wondering, what is the difference between seek and search? When should one be preferred over the other?

Best Answer

The words seek and search can often both be used for similar purposes. However, they are really quite different. One fundamental difference is that the object of seek is the item you are trying to locate, whereas the object of search is the place you are looking in. E.g.:

I will seek my true love in this club.

I will search this club for my true love.

Also, seek implies that the seeker knows that the item they are looking for does exist. Search has no such implication.

Related Topic