hakea.
to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring
Meaning & usage
to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring
Tuolla on tulipalo! Hakekaa vettä!
to look for, search
Etkö löytänyt hakemaasi?
to seek, strive after
hakea seuraa
to apply (for a job, post, education)
hakea virkaa
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *hakëdak, borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *sākija- (later *sōkijaną, compare English seek).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.