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sought for

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
sought adj	(searched for)	buscado adj
		deseado adj
	The sought man was found at last.
	Finalmente encontraron al hombre buscado.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
seek [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	(look, search for [sth], [sb])	buscar⇒ vtr
	The detective is seeking some clues to the crime.
	El detective busca algunas pistas sobre el crimen.
seek [sth]⇒ vtr	(try to obtain)	buscar⇒ vtr
	She seeks fame and fortune.
	Ella busca fama y fortuna.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
seek to do [sth] v expr	formal (attempt or wish to do [sth])	procurar⇒ vtr
		buscar⇒ vtr
	I seek to restore my honour.
	Procuro restaurar mi honor.
seek⇒ vi	literary (inquire) (bíblico)	buscar⇒ vtr
	Seek and you will find!
	¡Buscad y hallaréis!
seek [sth]⇒ vtr	(request)	pedir⇒ vtr
		buscar⇒ vtr
	We seek advice from wise teachers.
	Le pedimos consejo a los sabios maestros.
	Buscamos el consejo de los sabios maestros.

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Locuciones verbales seek | sought
Inglés		Español
seek after [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(search for, try to find)	buscar⇒ vtr
	Estuve buscando ese plumero toda la tarde.
seek [sth/sb] out, seek out [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep	(search, hunt)	buscar⇒ vtr
		tratar de encontrar, tratar de localizar loc verb
		salir a la búsqueda de loc verb + prep
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	After moving to a new city, she decided to seek out like-minded people.
	Después de mudarse a una nueva ciudad, decidió buscar personas con ideas afines.

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Compound Forms: sought | seek
Inglés		Español
sought out, sought-out adj	(searched for, in demand)	buscado adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
	This entrepreneur is a sought-out public speaker at business conferences.
sought-after adj	(desired, desirable)	deseado adj
		buscado adj
		pedido adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
	This area is one of the most sought-after locations in the city.
	Esta es una de las áreas más deseadas de la ciudad.

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