Definitions for seeking
seek·ing

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

1. quest, seekingnoun

   the act of searching for something

   "a quest for diamonds"

2. seekingnoun

   an attempt to acquire or gain something

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seekingnoun

   action of the verb to seek

2. seekingadjective

   that seeks something specified

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

1. Seeking

   of Seek

Matched Categories

1. • Attempt
   • Search

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. AiR:

   The reason why we all seek Happiness is because our original state is Ananda - Unconditional, Unlimited Joy. We have lost that state and we are seeking to get back there.

2. The FUNAI spokeswoman:

   FUNAI will continue working to take the necessary measures to protect these isolated groups, seeking to ensure the full exercise of their freedom and their traditional activities.

3. The British spokesman:

   The prime minister underlined that the islanders had expressed their view in a referendum and that should be respected, he went on to add that the waters around the Falklands were territorial waters and it was unacceptable of Argentina to threaten investors seeking to operate there.

4. Mohammad Edriss:

   The withdrawal isn't for our benefit, there will be violence, insecurity will dramatically increase, and once again the Afghan people will start leaving Afghanistan and seeking asylum in other countries.

5. Bill Evanina:

   This is consistent with Moscow's public criticism of him when he was Vice President for his role in the Obama Administration's policies on Ukraine and its support for the anti-Putin opposition inside Russia, some Kremlin-linked actors are also seeking to boost President Trump's candidacy on social media and Russian television.

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