siekti

From Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to reach (for)”), and cognate with Ancient Greek ῑ̔́κω (hī́kō, “to come, reach”). The acute form in the common variant of the Lithuanian (which also has an expected circumflex form siẽkti), is difficult to explain, however.

• síekti IPA^(key):
• siẽkti IPA^(key):

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

• siekė́jas
• siekìmas
• siekìmasis

• “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