Number of realizations
19
to search, to look for
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to try, to attempt
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Hungarian |
| Lexeme |
keres |
| Meaning 1 |
look for something, seek something |
a tettest keresni
"to search for the criminal" |
| Direction |
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| Meaning 2 |
demand (something from someone) |
rajtam keresi az elveszett könyvet
"he demands the lost book of me" |
| Reference |
Гальди 1974 page 362
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Hupa |
| Lexeme |
wûn- |
| Meaning 1 |
pursue or seek something |
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| Direction |
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| Meaning 2 |
attempt something by persistent effort |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Indonesian |
| Lexeme |
mencari |
| Meaning 1 |
look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
try for |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Sumerian |
| Lexeme |
kin, kin-kin |
| Meaning 1 |
look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
aim at, attempt something |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Tamil |
| Lexeme |
tēṭu |
| Meaning 1 |
seek, search for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
inquire after, try (as to do a thing) |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ancient Greek |
| Lexeme |
ζητέω |
| Meaning 1 |
to seek, search after, look for |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to strive for, desire, wish |
οὐκ ἔτι ἐζήτησαν τό προσωτέρω τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀπικόμενοι ἐκμαθέειν
"(Persians) no longer tried to get deeper into Greece for reconnaissance" |
| Reference |
LSJ page 756
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Italian |
| Lexeme |
cercare |
| Meaning 1 |
to look for |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try |
cerca di fare presto
"Try to finish as soon as possible" |
| Reference |
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| Comment |
Transitive in meaning А, in meaning B the case making is - <who: NOM; verb di + INF> |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Modern Greek |
| Lexeme |
γυρεύω |
| Meaning 1 |
to look for, to seek |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to make efforts |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Хориков, Малев: 231 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Vietnamese |
| Lexeme |
tìm |
| Meaning 1 |
look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Khmer |
| Lexeme |
rɔ:k |
| Meaning 1 |
look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Borrowing |
| Language 1 |
Hausa |
| Language 2 |
Haddiya |
| Lexeme 1 |
biδa |
| Lexeme 2 |
bu'n |
| Meaning 1 |
seek |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
taste, try |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Korean |
| Lexeme |
kwu hata |
| Meaning 1 |
looks for, seeks |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
tries |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Geez |
| Lexeme |
ḫaśaśa |
| Meaning 1 |
seek, look for |
taḫaśśəśomu wa-ʔi-tərakkəbomu (Jes. 41:12)
"She is looking for them and she does not find them" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
study, pursue diligently, desire, wish |
ʔi-təḫśəś tāʔmər (Herm. p.)
"do not try to know, do not strive for knowing (LLA 585)" |
| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182; LGz. 266 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Estonian |
| Lexeme |
ot'sima |
| Meaning 1 |
look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 182 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Norwegian |
| Lexeme |
søke |
| Meaning 1 |
to search, to look for |
søker De noen her?
"are you looking for someone here?" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
boka søker å gi en framstilling av livet i storbyslummen
"the book tries to represent life in the slums of a big city" |
| Reference |
BO
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Danish |
| Lexeme |
søge |
| Meaning 1 |
to search, to look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
søge at hindre
"to try to hinder" |
| Reference |
DDO
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Swedish |
| Lexeme |
söka |
| Meaning 1 |
to search, to look for |
han sökte efter boken i bokhyllan
"he was looking for the book in the bookcase" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
hon sökte vinna hans tillit
"she tried to earn his confidence" |
| Reference |
SAO
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
French |
| Lexeme |
chercher |
| Meaning 1 |
to search, to look for |
chercher une facture égarée
"to look for a lost bill" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
chercher à séduire quelqu'un
"to try to seduce someone" |
| Reference |
Larousse online
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Udmurt |
| Lexeme |
утчаны |
| Meaning 1 |
to search, to look for |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Kirillova 2008
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