- sought
- past and past participle of seek
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sought
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sought — pt. and pp. of seek, from O.E. sohte (see SEEK (Cf. seek)). Sought after is from 1881 (sought for in same sense is from c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
Sought — Sought, imp. & p. p. of {Seek}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sought — sought; un·sought; … English syllables
sought — [so:t US so:t] the past tense and past participle of ↑seek … Dictionary of contemporary English
sought — the past tense and past participle of seek … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sought — [sôt] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of SEEK … English World dictionary
Sought — Seek Seek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeking}.] [OE. seken, AS. s[=e]can, s[=e]cean; akin to OS. s[=o]kian, LG. s[ o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen, Icel. s[ae]kja, Sw. s[ o]ka, Dan. s[ o]ge, Goth. s[=o]kjan, and E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sought — /sɔt / (say sawt) verb 1. past tense and past participle of seek. –phrase 2. be sought after, to be desired or in demand: he is much sought after as an entertainer …
sought — [[t]sɔ͟ːt[/t]] Sought is the past tense and past participle of seek … English dictionary
sought-after — sought .after adj wanted by a lot of people but rare or difficult to get much/highly sought after ▪ a much sought after defense lawyer ▪ By the mid 1920s, she had become one of Broadway s most sought after actresses … Dictionary of contemporary English
sought-after — sought af|ter [ sɔt ,æftər ] adjective wanted by many people but not easy to get: a much sought after actor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
