verb
underseek
Underseek (verb) means to look into something carefully.
verb
1
To look into something carefully.
"Hans parted his lips. "Underseeking your customs was the Kratzer's great work, and I have the sentence in my head that this example will please him. Perhaps."
— Michael Flynn, Eifelheim - Page 206 (2007)
2
To search for something without giving it enough time or effort.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English underseken, onderseken (also undersechen), which developed from Old English undersēcan (“to investigate, examine”), equivalent to under- + seek. It is cognate with West Frisian ûndersykje (“to research”), Dutch onderzoeken (“to investigate, probe, examine”) and German untersuchen (“to examine, investigate, explore”).
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What is the meaning of underseek?
"underseek" (verb) means to look into something carefully.
What are the different meanings of underseek?
"underseek" has 2 main meanings: 1. To look into something carefully; 2. To search for something without giving it enough time or effort.
