sought

CEFRB2

/sɔːt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past form of seek; tried to find or obtain something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of seek

Examples

  • His legal team immediately sought to challenge the decision.

  • The homeless sought shelter from a shower.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /soːt/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The explorers blank the ancient lost city for years before finding it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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