- seeing eye dog
- noun (C) AmE
a dog trained to guide blind people; guide dog
seek, verb past tense and past participle sought
/sO:t/
1 LOOK FOR (I, T)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 employmentb) formal to look for the answer to a question or problem2 TRY TO GET (T) 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 stunt3 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 request 24 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 (T) 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 phrasal verb (T) 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.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.