sought

Definitions

Past tense and past participle of seek; attempted to find or discover.

Attempted to obtain or achieve something.

Requested or asked for something.

Examples

The detective sought the truth behind the mysterious disappearance.

Many people sought shelter from the storm in the nearby community center.

Synonyms

pursued searched hunted requested aimed strived probed

Antonyms

ignored avoided shunned neglected discarded overlooked rejected