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Old 07-Jun-2006, 05:37
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which is the right sentence
does this sentence make any sense to you

1 while i was in new york i decided to seek out a nice ring for my fiancee
2 while i was in new york i decided to seek out for a nice ring for my fiancee
3 while i was in new york i decided to look for a nice ring for my fiancee
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The second sentence is ungrammatical. There are too many prepositions in *seek out for.

seek out and look for express similar meanings;i.e., actively search for something or someone, but the former, seek out, houses an additional meaning, extended search - the search might take longer.
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seek out and look for express similar meanings;i.e., actively search for something or someone, but the former, seek out, houses an additional meaning, extended search - the search might take longer.
Hi, Casiopea:
Then, "I am looking for the optimal constitions of the process" means exactly the same as "I am searching for the optimal constitions of the process"?

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