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be sought after

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seek

  [seek] verb, sought, seek⋅ing.
Use be sought after in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
2. to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.
3. to try to obtain: to seek fame.
4. to try or attempt (usually fol. by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
5. to go to: to seek a place to rest.
6. to ask for; request: to seek advice.
7. Archaic. to search or explore.
–verb (used without object)
8. to make inquiry.
—Idiom
9. be sought after, to be desired or in demand: Graduates in the physical sciences are most sought after by employers these days.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME seken, OE sēcan; c. G suchen, ON sœkja, Goth sōkjan; akin to L sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity ); cf. beseech

Synonyms:
3. pursue, follow.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Word Origin & History

seek 
O.E. secan "visit, inquire, pursue," influenced by O.N. soekja, both from P.Gmc. *sokjanan (cf. O.S. sokian, O.Fris. seka, M.Du. soekan, O.H.G. suohhan, Ger. suchen, Goth. sokjan), from PIE *sag- "to track down, to trace" (cf. L. sagire "to perceive quickly or keenly," sagus "presaging, predicting," O.Ir. saigim "seek"). The modern form of the word as uninfluenced by O.N. is in beseech. The religious sect of the Seekers is attested from 1645.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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