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Showing words for SOUGHT using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Sought

oughts, sought, toughs

5 Letter Words for Sought

ghost, gosht, goths, gouts, gusto, houts, ought, shout, sough, south, thous, thugs, tough

4 Letter Words for Sought

gosh, goth, gout, gush, gust, guts, hogs, host, hots, hout, hugo, hugs, huso, hust, huts, otus, ough, oust, outs, shog, shot, shou, shtg, shug, shut, soth, sout, stog, stug, sugh, thos, thou, thug, thus, togs, tosh, toug, tugs, tush, ughs

3 Letter Words for Sought

gos, got, gou, gus, gut, hgt, hog, hos, hot, hts, hug, hut, ohs, ous, out, sho, sht, sog, sot, sou, stg, tho, tog, tos, tou, tsh, tug, ugh, ugs, ugt, uhs, ush, ust, uts

Definitions for Sought

[1] simple past tense and past participle of seek.
[2] to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
[3] to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.
[4] to try to obtain: to seek fame.
[5] to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.
[6] to go to: to seek a place to rest.
[7] to ask for; request: to seek advice.
[8] Archaic . to search or explore.
[9] to make inquiry.
[10] the past tense and past participle of seek
[11] (when intr, often foll by for or after ) to try to find by searching; look for to seek a solution
[12] (also intr) to try to obtain or acquire to seek happiness
[13] to attempt (to do something); try I'm only seeking to help
[14] (also intr) to enquire about or request (something) to seek help
[15] to go or resort to to seek the garden for peace
[16] an archaic word for explore

Words related to Sought

hunted, needed, desired

Words nearby Sought

souffle, soufflot, soufflé, soufrière, sough, sought, sought after, sought-after, souk, soukous, soul

Origin of Sought

eekbefore 900; Middle English seken, Old English sēcan; cognate with German suchen, Old Norse sœkja, Gothic sōkjan; akin to Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent (see presage, sagacity); cf. beseech

Other words from Sought

self-sought , adjective
un·sought , adjective
out·seek , verb (used with object), out·sought, out·seek·ing.
re·seek , verb (used with object), re·sought, re·seek·ing.
un·seek·ing , adjective

Word origin for Sought

eekOld English sēcan; related to Old Norse sōkja, Gothic sōkjan, Old High German suohhen, Latin sāgīre to perceive by scent; see beseech

Synonyms for Sought

desired, hunted, needed