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Definitions for sought
sɔtsought
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Princeton's WordNet
soughtadjective
that is looked for
"the long sought relatives"
sought, sought-after(a)adjective
being searched for
"the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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 Dictionary
Sought
of Seek
Sought
imp. & p. p. of Seek
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sought
sawt, pa.t. and pa.p. of seek.
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Rank popularity for the word 'sought' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1901
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oughts
toughs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sought in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sought in a Sentence
In fact, DOJ and the FBI would have been remiss in their duty to protect the country had they not sought a FISA warrant and repeated renewals to conduct temporary surveillance of Carter Page, someone the FBI assessed to be an agent of the Russian government.
Philadelphia City Solicitor Diana Cortes:
With today's decision, Supreme Court has usurped the City's judgment that a non-discrimination policy is in the best interests of the children in its care, with disturbing consequences for other government programs and services, at the same time, Philadelphia City is gratified that the Supreme Court did not, as the plaintiffs sought, radically change existing constitutional law to adopt a standard that would force court-ordered religious exemptions from civic obligations in every arena.
As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought forgiveness for their trespasses, to join in rehabilitating all the casualties of the tragic conflict of the past. (On Americans who avoided conscription during the Vietnam War, to Veterans of Foreign Wars)
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson:
Felony charges leveled against a sitting state senator are to be taken seriously, and should not be sought out for political gain, it is for that reason that the Republican Party of Virginia calls for Louise Lucas to turn Louise Lucas in. Immediately.
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