What does seeking mean?
Definitions for seeking
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Princeton's WordNet
quest, seeking(noun)
the act of searching for something
"a quest for diamonds"
seeking(noun)
an attempt to acquire or gain something
Wiktionary
seeking(Noun)
action of the verb to seek
seeking(Adjective)
that seeks something specified
Webster Dictionary
Seeking
of Seek
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2227
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2935
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of seeking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of seeking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of seeking in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now, with this legislation, people seeking treatment cannot be denied access in their time of need.
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