Meaning of meklēt | Babel Free
[mɛklɛ̂ːt]Definitions
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to search for, to look for (something or someone lost, hidden, etc.) transitive
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to search for, to look for (to try to perceive or discern something) transitive
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to search for, to look for (to try to find by researching, analyzing) transitive
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to search for, to look for, to check for transitive
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to search for, to look for (to try to find or obtain something that one needs or wants) transitive
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to look for, to try to meet (someone), to try to find (someone, e.g., for a job) transitive
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to look for, to seek (to try to be in a certain situation, to have a certain emotion) transitive
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to look for, to search for (to try to obtain some information, to think of something, to create something new in one's mind) transitive
Examples
“meklēt pazaudētos cimdus”
to look for the lost gloves
“meklēt kabatās atslēgus”
to look for the keys in (one's) pockets
“meklēt atvilktnē dokumentu”
to look for a document in the drawer
“meklēt karā pazudušos vecākus”
to look for parents who disappeared during the war
“galvu noliecis, viņš meklē naudu”
having bowed (his) head, he is looking for the money
“viņa rosījās pa istabu, meklēdama kādu šķīvi un nazi ar dakšiņu”
she was busy all around the room, looking for a plate with a fork and knife
“meklēt zvēru pēdas”
to look for animal trails, footprints
“meklēt pieeju upei”
to look for an access to the river
“meklēt ceļu uz ezeru”
to look for the road to the lake
“viņš steidzās meklēt Tīrumu ielu”
he hastened to look for Tīrumu street
“viņi meklē pa īsviļņiem kuģu sasaukšanos dažādās nesaprotamās valodās”
they looked for ship hails in several unknown languages on shortwaves
“meklēt naftas atradnes”
to search for oil fields
“diamanti tika meklēti arī citur: Kolas pussalā, Jeņisejas baseinā”
(they) searched for diamonds also elsewhere: in the Kola pensinsula, in the Yenissey basin
“meklēt brāķi”
to look for a defective item
“meklēt tekstā iespiedkļūdas”
to look for typographical errors in a text
“meklēt darbu”
to look for work, a job
“meklēt aizņēmumu”
to look for a loan
“meklēt veikalos uzvalkam drānu”
to look in the shops for cloth for a suit
“rajona kolhozi meklē daudzgadīgo zāļu sēklas”
the local collective farm is looking for seeds of perennial plants
“meklēt palīgu”
to look for help (= a helper, an assistant)
“meklēt darbiniekus”
to look for employees
““paklausies, Arvīd!” Baltābols pienāca: “kāds vīrs tevi meklē; bijis pie tevis jau mājā””
“listen, Arvid!” Baltābols came (to him): “some guy is looking for you; he has already been to your house”
“meklēt prieku”
to seek pleasure
“meklēt mierinājumu”
to seek comfort, solace, consolation
“meklēt brīvu brīdi”
to look for a free moment
“vecais pārlaida skatu visapkārt, it kā meklēdams palīdzību”
the old man looked all around, as if seeking help
“meklēt pierādījumus”
to look for evidence
“meklēt problēmas atrisinājumu”
to look for a solution to a problem
“meklēt jaunas darba metodes”
to look for new ways of working
“meklēt izeju no situācijas”
to look for a way out of the situation
“meklēt vārdus”
to look for words (= to try to say something appropriate)
“institūta ļaudis meklē vislabākos variantus”
the institute people are looking for the best options
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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