Definitions for sought
sɔtsought

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. soughtadjective

   that is looked for

   "the long sought relatives"

2. sought, sought-after(a)adjective

   being searched for

   "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soughtthe preterite and participle pass. of seek.

   I am sought of them that asked not for me: I am found of them that sought me not. Isa. lxv. 1.

   The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. Psal. cxi. 2.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sought

   Sought is the past tense and past participle of the verb "seek." It refers to something that was actively tried to be found, obtained, or achieved. It suggests a deliberate search or pursuit of something desired or needed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Sought

   of Seek

2. Sought

   imp. & p. p. of Seek

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Sought

   sawt, pa.t. and pa.p. of seek.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sought' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1901

Anagrams for sought »

1. oughts

2. toughs

How to pronounce sought?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sought in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sought in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sought in a Sentence

1. Fabrizio Campelli:

   The space is very crowded and the market is one that many banks have sought to make a mark on, we looked at trends we believe Deutsche Bank wealth management can be particularly relevant in and within those areas we are making some very targeted investments.

2. Scott Morrison:

   I mean, it's not clear that to my information that someone in that case is actually a refugee, they may have sought asylum and been found not to be a refugee and have chosen not to return.

3. Christopher Lee:

   The decision regarding which penalty will be sought will be made after a full review of the facts and evidence in the case.

4. Shimon Peres:

   This is the start of the real peace we have sought for so long.

5. Chen Shuhong:

   People sought me out, so I opened this, if the government says, `Don't do it,' then I won't do it. But so many people are getting this disease, and there's a need.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sought
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sought
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sought
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sought