sought

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɔːt/
• (Standard Southern British, Australia, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /soːt/

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• (US, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /sɔt/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /sɑt/

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• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /sɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt
• Homophones: sort (non-rhotic), sot (cot–caught merger)

Verb

sought

1. simple past and past participle of seek

Derived terms

• sought-after
• unsought

Anagrams

• Stough, oughts, toughs