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seeking vs seeking for

Both 'seeking' and 'seeking for' are correct, but 'seeking for' is less common in English. 'Seeking' is the more commonly used form when followed by an object or a goal. 'Seeking for' is not incorrect, but it is considered less idiomatic.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 8480 views

seeking

This is a correct and commonly used form in English.

Use 'seeking' when looking for something or trying to achieve a goal. It is often followed by an object or a goal.

Examples:

She is seeking a new job opportunity.
He is seeking advice on how to improve his writing skills.

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The European Union is also seeking own resources.
In seeking a solution the Commission has cooperated actively with both organisations.
Religion is for those seeking reward.
Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur is seeking every tactical advantage.
Their Sensoth Raiga came to me seeking assistance.
Into the world seeking his future without capital.
All seeking further instructions from tom mason.
My photographer is so attention seeking.
If the defendant was seeking legal advice...
Partnerships are new forms of cooperation seeking to promote industrial innovation.
You were always seeking his approval.
Nothing good ever came from seeking revenge.
Citizens can travel abroad without seeking special permission.
Assailed through the seven orifices by wandering souls seeking their reincarnation.
Not hiding, just seeking shelter from their constant interference.
He's seeking custody in court.
We are reasonably and sensibly seeking to ensure compatibility between schemes.
Russia is seeking its way towards democracy and the market economy.
The Russian KGB regime is seeking legitimacy.
Companies operating in the internal market are clearly seeking economies.

Alternatives:

looking for
searching for
trying to find
pursuing

seeking for

This is less common but still correct in English.

While 'seeking for' is less common, it can still be used when looking for something or trying to achieve a goal. It is not incorrect, but 'seeking' alone is more idiomatic.

Examples:

She is seeking for answers to her questions.
He is seeking for a solution to the problem.

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I asked the nucleus that it analyzed the program, seeking for the desligamento command.
What kind of cooperation are we seeking for the European industry and economy when America is ruthless?
Start seeking for squares which orientation can be easily determined.
Parliament has been seeking for years to abolish animal tests in the cosmetics industry.
I was seeking for old items and pieces of furniture.
The answer you've been seeking for all these years.
During this process the Commission will keep consulting stakeholders and seeking for their input and views.
Death is seeking for his prey.
By my troth, l was seeking for a fool when l found you.
What are you seeking for, son?
It is up to an organisation seeking for registration to decide if it wants to involve several accredited verifiers taking into account Article 4 of the EMAS Regulation.
But if they're seeking for us they will find us.
In your opinion should this involve an initiative at international level, such as that which Sir Leon Brittan has been seeking for a long time?
She follows him as a slave, seeking for the truth of her soul... as if l could not give it to her!
Cassandra Spender is living proof that the truth I've been seeking for the last five years
The targeted directive we are seeking for the second pillar of supplementary pensions should, in particular, define the context for eliminating obstacles to free choice of pension fund, free movement of persons, free provision of services and double taxation.
Mr President, in the event that the Commission gets the economic governance which it is seeking and which you are seeking for it, is it then your contention, Mr Verhofstadt, that the Commission would always make the right decisions?
Open the Goal Seek dialog box. See Goal Seeking for details.
Seeking for a possible compromise with the Council, the rapporteur proposes a progressive reduction on the sulphur content, with a maximum sulphur content of 350 mg/kg in 2005, which is already in application in 8 Member States.
In the rapporteurs view, integration in the labour market is a three-stage process with support before employment, additional personalized assistance while seeking for employment and at last supportive measures to stay in employment.

Alternatives:

looking for
searching for
trying to find
pursuing

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