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sought
verb
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sought

How to pronounce sought:

Definition of sought:

sought (verb):
to resort to go to
to try to find by searching

Synonyms for sought:

hunthuntedpursue

Antonyms for sought:

impelledcausedforcedobligedcommandedcompelledcoerced

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