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

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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. John Crist:

   I am sorry for the hurt and pain I have caused these women and will continue to seek their forgiveness, i have also hurt the name of Jesus and have sought His forgiveness.

2. Amnesty International Bahrain campaigner:

   Preventing human rights defenders, journalists and former prisoners of conscience from leaving their own country is just one of a long list of repressive tactics the Bahraini authorities have sought to punish and muzzle its critics in recent weeks, bahrain has entered a deeply worrying new phase of clampdown on human rights, instilling fear on civil society.

3. An Israeli police spokesperson:

   A short while ago, two terrorists arrived on Herbert Samuel Street in Hadera and began firing at a local police force. As a result of the shooting, the deaths of 2 passers-by were determined, an undercover force that was at the scene sought contact and after a brief gun battle neutralized the terrorists.

4. Onsi Sawiris:

   “I don’t interfere with my sons’ business decisions, but if my opinion is sought out, I will tell them what I think. They don’t always listen to what I have to say, though,”

5. Neil Ferguson:

   However, the detection of three cases outside China is worrying. We calculate, based on flight and population data, that there is only a 1 in 574 chance that a person infected in Wuhan would travel overseas before they sought medical care. This implies there might have been over 1,700 cases in Wuhan so far, there are many unknowns, meaning the uncertainty range around this estimate goes from 190 cases to over 4,000. But the magnitude of these numbers suggests that substantial human-to-human transmission can not be ruled out. Heightened surveillance, prompt information sharing and enhanced preparedness are recommended.

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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
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Sought