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put something out to tender — phrase to ask people to say formally how much they would charge for doing something for you We have put the construction of the buildings out to tender. Thesaurus: setting, controlling and changing prices and costshyponym prices and costssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
put something out to tender — ► put something out to tender seek tenders to carry out work, supply goods, etc. Main Entry: ↑tender … English terms dictionary
put something out to tender — seek tenders to carry out work, supply goods, etc. → tender of … English new terms dictionary
seek out — verb look for a specific person or thing (Freq. 14) • Hypernyms: ↑search, ↑seek, ↑look for • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * seek out … Useful english dictionary
seek — [[t]si͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦♦ seeks, seeking, sought 1) VERB If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [FORMAL] [V n] They have had to seek work as labourers... [V n] Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy… … English dictionary
seek out — PHRASAL VERB If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them. [V P n (not pron)] Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe... [V n P] Ellen spent the day… … English dictionary
seek — [ sik ] (past tense and past participle sought [ sɔt ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) FORMAL to ask for something or try to get something: seek advice/help: Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week. seek permission/approval: You must… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seek — seek, *search, scour, hunt, comb, ferret out, ransack, rummage are comparable when they mean to look for or go in quest of in the hope of finding. Seek has become widely extended in application and may take as its object either a person or a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
seek — W1 [si:k] v past tense and past participle sought [so:t US so:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: secan] 1.) formal to try to achieve or get something ▪ Do you think the President will seek re election ? seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc ▪ Thousands of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Something Special (TV series) — Something Special Screenshot from title credits from series 4 Also known as Something Special: Out and About Genre … Wikipedia
