Definition of seeking

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Seeking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of See.

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Berrying :: Berrying (n.) A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild..
Entitle :: Entitle (v. t.) To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command..
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire..
Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Find :: Find (v. t.) To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand..
Valetudinarian :: Valetudinarian (a.) Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm.
Self-seeking :: Self-seeking (n.) The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..
Retrieve :: Retrieve (n.) A seeking again; a discovery.
Expediential :: Expediential () Governed by expediency; seeking advantage; as an expediential policy.
Appetition :: Appetition (n.) Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something..
Inquiry :: Inquiry (n.) The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Knocker :: Knocker (n.) One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance..
Zetetic :: Zetetic (a.) Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
Valetudinarian :: Valetudinarian (n.) A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
Carpetbagger :: Carpetbagger (n.) An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
Opportunism :: Opportunism (n.) The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences..
Self-seeking :: Self-seeking (a.) Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.
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