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. Kimberlee Colbo:

   At this point, no one is seeking child support, mr. Meyer simply seeks to be a part of his daughter’s life.

2. Barack Obama:

   The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.

3. Merrick Garland:

   The department will provide support from federal law enforcement when an abortion clinic or reproductive health center is under attack, we will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services, physical obstruction or property damage in violation of The FACE Act.

4. Hassan Mohammadi:

   It is part of [the] plan for changing the track in foreign policy in Iran. A negotiation-seeking foreign minister is not a favored person anymore, iran needs a tough foreign minister from now on. Someone who does not offer [a] smile towards the West.

5. William Ellery Channing:

   To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth ought not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth.

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