Definitions for seeking
seek·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. quest, seeking(noun)

   the act of searching for something

   "a quest for diamonds"

2. seeking(noun)

   an attempt to acquire or gain something

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seeking(Noun)

   action of the verb to seek

2. seeking(Adjective)

   that seeks something specified

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Seeking

   of Seek

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

How to pronounce seeking?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say seeking in sign language?

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. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw:

   According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Krasner has said he would respond to the coronavirus outbreak by seeking the release of people charged with nonviolent offenses and misdemeanors and asked police to consider the prospect of prison overcrowding when pressing charges. Earlier this week, Philadelphia District Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw clarified a previous statement on a temporary policy regarding delayed arrests for nonviolent crimes during the pandemic. Persons who commit certain nonviolent offenses will be arrested at the scene. Once their identity has been confirmedthey will be released and processed via arrest warrant.

2. Heather Kugelmass:

   If individuals experience a lack of responsiveness during their help-seeking process, they may view reaching out to psychotherapists as a fruitless activity or develop negative attitudes toward the profession.

3. Joe Biden:

   Joe Biden, whose struggling campaign got only a slight boost in Nevada, took an indirect swipe bothBloomberg and Bernie Sanders, who is an independent and not a member of the party hes seeking to represent in November. I aint a socialist. Im not a plutocrat. Im a Nevada Democrats.

4. Jacqueline Hoell:

   Releasing any of the records would violate state statutes protecting her right to privacy and confidentiality, no matter how long ago she died, it would also discourage people from seeking psychiatric care.

5. New Jersey:

   Now, with this legislation, people seeking treatment cannot be denied access in their time of need.

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