Definition of sought Sought

/sɔˈt/ - [sot] - sought

We found 6 definitions of sought from 4 different sources.

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What does sought mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

sought, soughter, soughtest

sought - being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum"
  sought-after
sought - that is looked for; "the long sought relatives"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sought (imp. & p. p.)
    of Seek
  • sought
    imp. & p. p. of Seek.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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

Part of speech

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  • sought, verb, past participle of seek (infinitive).
  • sought, verb, past simple of seek (infinitive).

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sought in sign language
Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter G Sign language - letter G Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter H Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T

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