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seeking

  • noun
  • seek·ing
  • /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

Synonyms

  • quest

Related words

  • careseeking
  • gainseeking
  • homeseeking
  • jobseeking
  • officeseeking
  • profitseeking
  • seekingly
  • thrillseeking
  • unseeking
  • heat-seeking
  • rent-seeking
  • self-seeking

Example sentences

  • “Are we all seeking the same thing?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “seeking” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.