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Synonyms for seeking
Grammar : Adj |
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Phonetic Transcription : sik |
Définition of seeking
Origin :- Old English secan "inquire, search for; pursue; long for, wish for, desire; look for, expect from," influenced by Old Norse soekja, both from Proto-Germanic *sokjan (cf. Old Saxon sokian, Old Frisian seka, Middle Dutch soekan, Old High German suohhan, German suchen, Gothic sokjan), from PIE *sag-yo-, from root *sag- "to track down, seek out" (cf. Latin sagire "to perceive quickly or keenly," sagus "presaging, predicting," Old Irish saigim "seek"). The natural modern form of the Anglo-Saxon word as uninfluenced by Norse is in beseech. Related: Sought; seeking.
- adj looking for
- adj pursuing
- We shall be going West like the old '49-ers, seeking adventure and gold.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He was seeking his opportunity to punish him for the rash utterance.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- Back and back gave Tranter, ever seeking time for a last cut.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "It clears Alan," he said, seeking furtively for a look into the drooping face.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Why should you find pleasure in seeking to make this home impossible for me, Philip?
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Still, I had nothing; not even the means of seeking a livelihood.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Reprimanded by its stern custodian, it explained that it was seeking a body of doctrine.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- All eyes were turned now on Uncas, as if seeking directions how to proceed.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Injured men, shot from their saddles, were seeking to crawl out of the way.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- "Dirt don't stick to you, Mr. Oldfield," once said a seeking widow.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
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