Synonyms for sought


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sawt
Phonetic Transcription : sɔt


Définition of sought

Origin :
  • past tense and past participle of seek, from Old English sohte. Sought-after is from 1881 (sought-for in same sense is from c.1600).
  • adj wanted
Example sentences :
  • I have sought for thee throughout the world, and at last I believed thee dead.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Beyond it, I saw you standing with outstretched arms, as if you sought to come to me, but could not.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I have sought thy daughter in marriage for Xerxes, prince of the empire.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The true remedy is not to be sought in that direction in the one case any more than the other.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • He could not even tell her that it was at Hope's command he sought her.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • We have sought no territory and we have imposed our will on none.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He felt that the deep wisdom in his art, which he had sought so far, was found.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Russia sought to extend her conquests south and to seize upon Turkey.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The portrait responded not; so I sought an answer for myself.
  • Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Other ways have been sought, and have been found no more than blind alleys.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

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