sought

UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔt/

Traductions

soughtpast participle
UK
/sɔːt/
US
/sɔt/
Used attributively/predicatively to mean ‘desired, in demand’. Non-gradable.
Affordable housing is highly sought nowadays.
Доступное жильё сегодня весьма востребовано.
Traductions supplémentaires
разыскиваемыйУпотребляется, когда речь идёт о субъекте/объекте, которого активно ищут (например, полиция).
желаемыйО значении 'desired'; нейтр., книжн.
seekverb

sought

Past Simple

sought
Past Simple
sought
Past Participle
seeking
Gerund
UK
/siːk/
US
/siːk/
He decided to seek help from a professional.
Он решил искать помощь у профессионала.
She seeks to improve her skills every day.
Она стремится улучшать свои навыки каждый день.
They seek to achieve their goals by the end of the year.
Они добиваются достижения своих целей к концу года.

Définitions

soughtpast participle
Desired or in great demand; eagerly searched for or pursued.
The sought solution was finally found in the old archive.
seekverb
To attempt to find or obtain something.
She decided to seek a new job after the company announced layoffs.
To ask for advice, help, or approval.
He sought guidance from his mentor before making the decision.
To try to achieve or get something.
The organization seeks to improve the quality of education in rural areas.
(computing) To move the read/write head of a disk drive to a specified location.
A hard-disk takes longer to read large files because it has to seek across multiple tracks.