sought
verb, past tense and past participle of «seek» (seek, seeks, sought, seeking); adjective in «sought-after»
Everyday
- Looked for or searched for. tree →
- Tried to get or achieve something. tree →
- Asked for, as in sought advice or sought help. tree →
- «Sought-after» means wanted by many people, popular. tree →
In the lessons
It is a formal or story word; in everyday talk people usually say «looked for» or «tried». In stories and history it shows a quest: «the knights sought the treasure». In news and formal writing: «police sought witnesses». Phrases: «sought help», «sought advice», «sought refuge», «much sought-after».
Examples
- The explorers sought a way across the mountains. tree →
- She sought help from her teacher when she was stuck. tree →
- They sought shelter from the rain under a tree. tree →
- The police sought anyone who had seen the accident. tree →
- These old cards are much sought-after by collectors. tree →
- He sought to make friends at his new school. tree →
- The villagers sought advice from the wise old woman. tree →
- The more he sought the less he found. tree →
Note
«Seek» is irregular: seek → sought → sought (not «seeked»). «Sought» rhymes with «caught» and «thought». Do not confuse it with «sort» (a kind, or to put in order), which sounds the same in many British accents.
In Jewish tradition
It is a formal or story word; in everyday talk people usually say «looked for» or «tried». In stories and history it shows a quest: «the knights sought the treasure». In news and formal writing: «police sought witnesses». Phrases: «sought help», «sought advice», «sought refuge», «much sought-after».
Examples
- Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. (Torah EXO.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. (Torah EXO.4.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian: 'Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.' (Torah EXO.4.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he sought for them many wives. (Writings 2CH.11.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- How are his hidden places sought out! (Prophets OBA.1.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.94, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«Seek» is irregular: seek → sought → sought (not «seeked»). «Sought» rhymes with «caught» and «thought». Do not confuse it with «sort» (a kind, or to put in order), which sounds the same in many British accents.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sought» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sought» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «sought» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sought» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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