Sought
/sɔːt/noun
The past tense of seek, meaning to attempt to find or obtain something.
Did you know?In medieval times, the act of seeking was often associated with quests for spiritual enlightenment or hidden knowledge, elevating the ordinary to the mystical.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sekw-
“to follow, to seek”
Old English
Old English
sēcan
“to seek, to go to find”
Middle English
Middle English
sought
“the past tense of 'seken', meaning to search for or strive after”
14th Century
Middle English
sought
“to have attempted to find or obtain”
Modern English
English
sought
“the established past tense of seek, widely used in contemporary language.”