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( BIOLOGY ) the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows

seekaw / sik / b

( seeks , seek . ing , sought / sot / has sought )

( formal )

to try to find or get something You should seek help.

seem Ф / Sim / verb ( seems , seem ing , seemed )

to give the impression of being or doing something

She seems tired.

My mother seems to like you.

Helen seems like (= seems to be ) a nice girl.

seen form of see

seep / sip / verb ( seeps , seep ing , seeped )

(used about a liquid) to flow very slowly through small holes in something

Water started seeping in through the cracks.

see • saw / ' siso / ( also see-saw ) noun [ count ]

a piece of equipment for children to play on. It is made of a piece of wood or metal, which moves up and down when a child sits on each end.

seg • ment / ' segmant / noun [ count ]

1 a part of something

divided the sheet of paper into three segments.

one of the sections of an orange, a lemon, etc.

( MATH ) a part of a circle that is separated from the rest with one line

—Look at the picture at circle .

seg • re • gate / ' segrageit / verb ( seg - re - gates , seg - re - gat ing , seg - re - gat - ed )

to separate one group of people from the rest, for example because of their race, religion, or sex

— Look at integrate ( 2 ).

► seg • re • ga • tion / |segra' geifn / noun [ noncount ]

racial segregation (= separating people of different races )

seize / siz / verb ( seiz - es , seiz - ing , seized )

to take something quickly and firmly The thief seized her bag and ran away.

—SYNONYM grab

to take control of something, or to take something away from someone

The police seized 50 pounds of illegal drugs.

sei • zure / ' si₃ar / noun

[ noncount ] the act of taking something away or taking control of something

[ count ] a sudden attack of an illness, when a person becomes unconscious and their body may make violent movements

sel • dom / ' seldam / adverb

not often

It seldom snows here in March. —SYNONYM rarely

se • lect AWL / sa 'lekt / verb

( se - lects , se - lect - ing , se - lect - ed )

( formal )

to take the person or thing that you like best We select only the finest fruits.

—SYNONYM choose

se • lec • tion AWL / sa 'lekfn / noun

[ noncount ] taking the person or thing you like best The manager is responsible for team selection.

[ count ] a group of people or things that someone has chosen, or a group of things that you can choose from

The store has a good selection of toys.

self / self / noun [ count ] ( plural selves / selvz / ) a person's own nature or qualities

It's good to see you back to your old self again (= well or

happy again ) .

Prefix

self-

( in nouns and adjectives ) by yourself or itself; for yourself

or itself

self- control

self- service

self - employed

He is self- taught (= he taught himself ) .

self-con • fi • dent / | self kanfadant /

adjective

sure about yourself and what you can do

self-con • fi • dence / |self ' kanfadans / noun

[noncount]

Failing that exam made her lose a lot of self-confidence.

self-con • scious / |self ' kanjas / adjective

worried about what other people think of you

She walked into her new school feeling very self-conscious.

self-con • trol / |self kan' troul / noun [ noncount ]

the ability to control yourself and your emotions

self-de • fense / |self di 'fens / noun [noncount]

the use of force to protect yourself I only hit him in self-defense .

self -em • ployed / |self em' ploid / adjective

working for yourself, not for someone else He's a self-employed electrician.

self -es • teem / |self i 'stim / noun [ noncount ]