αναζητάω

See also: ἀναζητέω

Greek

Alternative forms

  • αναζητώ (anazitó) (more formal but frequent, conjugating in the second forms with -είς, -εί, ...)

Etymology

From the modern αναζητ(ώ) + -άω (-áo), from Ancient Greek ἀναζητῶ (anazētô), contracted form of ἀναζητέω (anazētéō).[1] By surface analysis, ανα- (ana-, re-) + ζητάω (zitáo, look for, ask).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.na.ziˈta.o/
  • Hyphenation: α‧να‧ζη‧τά‧ω

Verb

αναζητάω • (anazitáo) / αναζητώ (past αναζήτησα, passive αναζητούμαι/αναζητιέμαι, ppast αναζητήθηκα, ppp αναζητημένος)

  1. to look for, seek, search for
  2. to rummage
  3. to pursue
  4. to long for

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. αναζητάω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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