What does seeking mean?

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seek·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quest, seekingnoun

    the act of searching for something

    "a quest for diamonds"

  2. seekingnoun

    an attempt to acquire or gain something

Wiktionary

  1. seekingnoun

    action of the verb to seek

  2. seekingadjective

    that seeks something specified

ChatGPT

  1. seeking

    Seeking refers to the act of searching, exploring, or striving to obtain, achieve, or find something. It involves a directed effort towards a goal, pursuit of knowledge, or a quest for something desired or considered important.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seeking

    of Seek

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2227

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2935

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seeking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seeking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of seeking in a Sentence

  1. European Council:

    Even if the hope for a final success may seem frail, even illusory, and although Brexit fatigue is increasingly visible and justified, we cannot give up seeking until the very last moment a positive solution.

  2. Wendy Tenhula:

    Something we do know is that more and more veterans are coming to the VA for mental health care, we can’t point for sure to a reduction in stigma, but we do know that more veterans are seeking care and more veterans are reaching out and helping each other.

  3. Rhonda Klein:

    Brands follow spending power, and until rather recently boys were n’t very interested in skin care, it’s easier to invest in products and marketing toward an audience that is seeking it.

  4. Soichiro Monji:

    As with 2018, the U.S.-China trade row remains a key market theme in 2019. A slight difference is that there are some signs that the two sides are seeking some sort of a resolution, china seems to be running low on options, while the United States would also want to avoid a prolonged conflict given the negative consequences on its markets and the economy.

  5. AiR:

    Because We don't know that WE ARE Happiness, We keep seeking it!

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