seeing eye dog

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 employment
b) formal to look for the answer to a question or problem
2 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 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 request 2
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 (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.

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