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Synonyms for seeking

Grammar : Adj
Spell : seek
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
Example sentences :
  • 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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