søge
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, cognate with Swedish söka, English seek, German suchen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
søge (imperative søg, infinitive at søge, present tense søger, past tense søgte, perfect tense har søgt)
- (intransitive) to search, look
- Vi søgte i lang tid, men forgæves.
- We searched for a long time, but in vain.
- (transitive) to seek, to look for.
- Hvad søger du?
- What are you looking for?
- to apply for (to submit oneself as a candidate)
- Jeg har i sinde at søge stillingen.
- I intend to apply for the job.
- to apply for (to file a formal request for something)
- 2014, Jens Koldbæk, Borger på nettet, Libris Media A/S, →ISBN, page 61:
- Du skal således oplyse dine kontaktoplysninger, om du er dansk statsborger, om du modtager anden offentlig støtte, hvornår du søger SU fra, om du også søger om SU-lån, om du er forsørger mm.
- Thus, you must disclose your contact information, whether you are a Danish citizen, whether you receive any other public subsidy, from which time on you apply for SU, whether you are also applying for a SU-loan, whether you are a custodion and other things.
- to try, to strive, to seek (with an infinitive)
- De søgte tydeligvis at bringe os i forlegenhed!
- They clearly sought to embarrass us!
Conjugation edit
Inflection of søge
Synonyms edit
- (search, seek): lede