No. 795 in Dutch
zoekt
"Zoekt" means "searches" or "is looking for" in English.
In a sentence
Hij zoekt een oplossing voor het probleem.
He is looking for a solution to the problem.
In this sentence, 'zoekt' is the third-person singular form of the verb 'zoeken', meaning 'to look for' or 'to search'. It is being used in a straightforward sense denoting seeking or searching for something.
Marie kijkt rond terwijl ze naar een specifiek boek zoekt.
Marie looks around while she searches for a specific book.
Here, 'zoekt' again represents the act of searching and is part of a clause introduced by 'terwijl', illustrating simultaneous actions.
De computerprogramma zoekt naar de beste oplossing voor de gebruiker.
The computer program searches for the best solution for the user.
In this example, 'zoekt' is utilized to describe the action performed by a subject that can perform tasks, emphasizing its use even for non-human subjects.
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