sought
sawt
- v try to get or reach
- v try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
- v make an effort or attempt
He sought to improve himself - v go to or towards
- v inquire for
- a that is looked for
the long sought relatives - s being searched for
the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum
- In his speech, the President cited a British report claiming that Hussein's government had sought uranium in Africa.
- Westminster council first sought to remove Banksy's painting 'One nation under CCTV' on Newman street in central London on the grounds it was an unlicensed commercial.
- Anyone who sought sanctuary in the medieval church could count on it, if only because the stone faade of the building would force pursuers to stop.