seekingn.

/ˈsiːkɪŋ/

Forms: For forms see seek v.

Etymology: < seek v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of seek v. in its various senses. (it is) of my own seeking: said of a misfortune that has been brought about by one's own fault. Also negatively, it is not (colloquial it is none) of my seeking: said of an honour or success, or of a quarrel or the like, which the speaker disclaims having sought.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun]

seeking1303

out-seekinga1382

searchinga1382

search1426

laita1500

searching out1531

hunting-down1542

fishing1548

research1577

upseeking1594

riping1815

questing1848

casting1856

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5930 Þan asswyþe pers þey soght, But al here sekyng was for noȝt.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. lii. 500 Fyrste to the vncoupelynge, to the sekynge, to the rechate,..and many other blastes and termes.

a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 2503 And gawan, which was in the seeking ȝhit Of the gud knycht, of hyme haith got no wit.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xi. 7 Wilt thou fynde out God with thy sekynge?

a1643 W. Cartwright Siedge ii. ii, in Comedies (1651) sig. H6 You hear the Tyrant's wonderfully taken With us: It was none of our seeking; Fortune Hath thrown the Dignity into our Lap.

1668 S. Bethel World's Mistake in O. Cromwell 13 Instead of answering his seekings, the Marchants remonstrated to him, the great prejudice that a Warr with Spain would be to England.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 151 Of glory as thou wilt, said he, so deem, Worth or not worth the seeking, let it pass.

1718 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) II. 23 Why that's well quoth Sancho: a happy Seeking and a happy Finding.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 98 The misfortune is entirely of my own seeking.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 288 They had been involved in hostilities which were not of their own seeking.

†b. The object of seeking. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > the object of seeking

seekinga1340

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxvi. 13 And fra now .i. sall seke þi face lastandly til my ded and þat .i. fynd my sekynge.

c1480 (a1400) St. Matthias 437 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 234 Þane socht þai hyme dais thre..til hyme-self one þe thryd day askyt þare sekyne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 186 Mar. What's their seeking? Men. For Corne at their owne rates, wherof they say The Citie is well stor'd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

seekingadj.

/ˈsiːkɪŋ/

Etymology: < seek v. + -ing suffix².

That seeks, in various senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective]

seeking1483

searching1573

searchant1631

1483 Cath. Angl. 328/2 Sekynge, querens, scrutans.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. ii. sig. Kk1 Pamela only casting a seeking looke, whether she could see Dorus.

1656 S. Ash et al. in R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. To Rdr. sig. A3^v Christ, (who is never far absent from a seeking soul).

1715 E. Erskine Wks. (1871) I. 51 Wind is of a very seeking penetrating nature.

1859 R. H. Hutton Ess. (1871) I. v. 122 Inspirations addressed to the seeking intellect of the philosopher.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	seeking
释义	seekingn. /ˈsiːkɪŋ/ Forms: For forms see seek v. Etymology: < seek v. + -ing suffix¹. a. The action of seek v. in its various senses. (it is) of my own seeking: said of a misfortune that has been brought about by one's own fault. Also negatively, it is not (colloquial it is none) of my seeking: said of an honour or success, or of a quarrel or the like, which the speaker disclaims having sought. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] seeking1303 out-seekinga1382 searchinga1382 search1426 laita1500 searching out1531 hunting-down1542 fishing1548 research1577 upseeking1594 riping1815 questing1848 casting1856 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 5930 Þan asswyþe pers þey soght, But al here sekyng was for noȝt. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. lii. 500 Fyrste to the vncoupelynge, to the sekynge, to the rechate,..and many other blastes and termes. a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 2503 And gawan, which was in the seeking ȝhit Of the gud knycht, of hyme haith got no wit. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xi. 7 Wilt thou fynde out God with thy sekynge? a1643 W. Cartwright Siedge ii. ii, in Comedies (1651) sig. H6 You hear the Tyrant's wonderfully taken With us: It was none of our seeking; Fortune Hath thrown the Dignity into our Lap. 1668 S. Bethel World's Mistake in O. Cromwell 13 Instead of answering his seekings, the Marchants remonstrated to him, the great prejudice that a Warr with Spain would be to England. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 151 Of glory as thou wilt, said he, so deem, Worth or not worth the seeking, let it pass. View more context for this quotation 1718 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) II. 23 Why that's well quoth Sancho: a happy Seeking and a happy Finding. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 98 The misfortune is entirely of my own seeking. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 288 They had been involved in hostilities which were not of their own seeking. †b. The object of seeking. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > the object of seeking seekinga1340 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxvi. 13 And fra now .i. sall seke þi face lastandly til my ded and þat .i. fynd my sekynge. c1480 (a1400) St. Matthias 437 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 234 Þane socht þai hyme dais thre..til hyme-self one þe thryd day askyt þare sekyne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. i. 186 Mar. What's their seeking? Men. For Corne at their owne rates, wherof they say The Citie is well stor'd. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019). seekingadj. /ˈsiːkɪŋ/ Etymology: < seek v. + -ing suffix². That seeks, in various senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] seeking1483 searching1573 searchant1631 1483 Cath. Angl. 328/2 Sekynge, querens, scrutans. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. ii. sig. Kk1 Pamela only casting a seeking looke, whether she could see Dorus. 1656 S. Ash et al. in R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. To Rdr. sig. A3^v Christ, (who is never far absent from a seeking soul). 1715 E. Erskine Wks. (1871) I. 51 Wind is of a very seeking penetrating nature. 1859 R. H. Hutton Ess. (1871) I. v. 122 Inspirations addressed to the seeking intellect of the philosopher. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1303adj.1483
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