Seeking can be categorized as a verb and a noun.
Adjective |
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| seeking - That seeks something specified. | ||
Verb |
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| seek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" | ||
| seek - inquire for; "seek directions from a local" | ||
| seek - go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level" | ||
| seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" | ||
| seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" | ||
Noun |
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| seeking - an attempt to acquire or gain something | ||
| seeking - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" |
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| 1. | verb | Zawahiri and the Vanguards of Conquest were seeking to recreate Mohammed's taking of mecca by a small band through violent attacks on Egyptian leaders. | |
| 2. | verb | He urged the President that brigades and brigades would be coming under the banner of jihad carrying death and seeking paradise. | |
| 3. | verb | In late September 2001, it was announced that the President was seeking a blanket waiver that would lift all restrictions on aid to military and security units in connection with pursuing the militant islamists. | |
| 4. | verb | We have been successful in communicating that information to the new commissioners and Ercot and seeking resolution. | |
| 5. | verb | Attached is a summary of products and the various Enron groups seeking answers. | |
| 6. | verb | I passed along to Liz Austin your request regarding pleadings A&K has filed setting forth the Trustee's position in connection with the enforcement/nonenforcement of the power contracts and what remedies the Trustee is seeking. | |
| 7. | verb | That is why my family and our colleagues are urgently seeking your gracious assistance. | |
| 8. | verb | The so called 'Tanker' wars in the late 1980s put Iran squarely in the bullseye of all nations seeking to transport oil out of the region. | |
| 9. | verb | China is seeking the construction of a pipeline from Iran to the Caspian Sea, where it would link with another planned pipeline running from Kazakhstan to China. | |
| 10. | verb | I am seeking the path to the end of the universe. | |
| 11. | verb | I am seeking a person who can write a personal computer manual. | |
| 12. | verb | Janet was seeking for fame in the world of show business. | |
| 13. | verb | Refugees in Africa are seeking help. | |
| 14. | verb | Death is seeking for his prey. | |
| 15. | verb | Young men and women don't seem to know what they are seeking after. | |
| 16. | noun | These diagrams demonstrate different possible approaches to job seeking. | |
| 17. | noun | Democracy is a quest, a never-ending seeking for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for them, there are many roads to follow. | |
| 18. | noun | Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein. |
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| verb | |
| Zawahiri and the Vanguards of Conquest were seeking to recreate Mohammed's taking of mecca by a small band through violent attacks on Egyptian leaders. |
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| He urged the President that brigades and brigades would be coming under the banner of jihad carrying death and seeking paradise. |
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| In late September 2001, it was announced that the President was seeking a blanket waiver that would lift all restrictions on aid to military and security units in connection with pursuing the militant islamists. |
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| We have been successful in communicating that information to the new commissioners and Ercot and seeking resolution. |
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| Attached is a summary of products and the various Enron groups seeking answers. |
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| I passed along to Liz Austin your request regarding pleadings A&K has filed setting forth the Trustee's position in connection with the enforcement/nonenforcement of the power contracts and what remedies the Trustee is seeking. |
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| That is why my family and our colleagues are urgently seeking your gracious assistance. |
|
| The so called 'Tanker' wars in the late 1980s put Iran squarely in the bullseye of all nations seeking to transport oil out of the region. |
|
| China is seeking the construction of a pipeline from Iran to the Caspian Sea, where it would link with another planned pipeline running from Kazakhstan to China. |
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| I am seeking the path to the end of the universe. | |
| I am seeking a person who can write a personal computer manual. | |
| Janet was seeking for fame in the world of show business. | |
| Refugees in Africa are seeking help. | |
| Death is seeking for his prey. | |
| Young men and women don't seem to know what they are seeking after. | |
| noun | |
| These diagrams demonstrate different possible approaches to job seeking. | |
| Democracy is a quest, a never-ending seeking for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for them, there are many roads to follow. | |
| Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein. | |