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sought

  [sawt] ,
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–verb
pt. and pp. of seek.

seek

  [seek] verb, sought, seek⋅ing.
–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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seek   (sēk)   
v.   sought (sôt), seek·ing, seeks

v.   tr.

  1. To try to locate or discover; search for.

  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach: seek a college education.

  3. To go to or toward: Water seeks its own level.

  4. To inquire for; request: seek directions from a police officer.

  5. To try; endeavor: seek to do good.

  6. Obsolete To explore.

v.   intr.
To make a search or investigation: Seek and you will find.

[Middle English sechen, seken, from Old English sēcan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.]
sought   (sôt)   
v.  Past tense and past participle of seek.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.

sought 
pt. and pp. of seek, from O.E. sohte (see seek).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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