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sought-after

 
Idioms: sought after

Also, much sought after. Very popular, in demand, as in He was much sought after as a throat specialist, particularly by singers. This expression uses the past participle of seek in the sense of "desired" or "searched for." [Late 1800s]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being searched for
  Synonym: sought


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - efterspurgt

Français (French)
adj. - demandé, recherché

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesucht, begehrt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιζήτητος

Italiano (Italian)
ricercato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - em muita demanda ou procura

Русский (Russian)
популярный (о человеке), модный, престижный (о вещи)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - popular, solicitado, codiciado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - eftersökt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
很吃香的, 受欢迎的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很吃香的, 受歡迎的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 필요로 하고 있는, 수요가 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 珍重される

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שיש לו ביקוש רב, מבוקש נדרש‬


 
 

 

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