siekti

Lithuanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • síekti IPA(key): [ˈsʲîəkʲt̪ɪ]
  • siẽkti IPA(key): [ˈsʲiəkʲt̪ɪ]

Verb

síekti (third-person present tense síekia, third-person past tense síekė) or
siẽkti (third-person present tense siẽkia, third-person past tense siẽkė)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to reach (for), try to touch
    siekti ranka pirmyn ― to reach forward with one's hand
    siekti liežuviu nosį ― to reach for the nose with one's tongue
  2. (transitive) to approach, touch
    kalno viršus siekė debesis ― the top of the mountain touched the clouds
  3. (intransitive) to go, travel
    namo siekiu ― I'm heading home
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to strive for, seek; to try to gain, win
    siekti laimėti rinkimus ― to strive to win an election
  5. (transitive, intransitive) to reach a certain age, size, number; to equal
    imunizacijos lygis siekia 79 proc. ― the immunization rate is 79%
    kalno aukštis siekia 5000 m ― the height of the mountain is 5000 m

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • siekė́jas
  • siekìmas
  • siekìmasis

Further reading

  • “siekti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “siekti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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