sought

American  

[sawt] / sɔt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of seek.

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sought British  

/ sɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of seek

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Other Word Forms

• self-sought adjective
• unsought adjective

Example Sentences

For as long as he has sought political leadership or held it, he has had Morgan McSweeney at his side.

From BBC

The Times has not reviewed the note, but sources said it sought millions of dollars for her return.

From Los Angeles Times

The plaintiff's lawyers sought to dismiss people, mostly men, who believed that young internet users' mental health issues are more attributable to parental failures rather than tech platform designers.

From Barron's

Wall Street has sought to capitalize on crypto’s popularity by launching a growing array of exchange-traded funds and derivatives linked to bitcoin and other popular tokens.

From The Wall Street Journal

In March 2019, Ruemmler encouraged Epstein and his lawyers to send a letter to the New York Times editorial board after Epstein sought their guidance defending his past and plea agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal