It means to look for or seek something. For example: The knight left the castle to go in search of a quest.
'looked for' From the verb 'to seek'
To search for, to seek out. search, fossick, seek, pursue, research, quest, explore, chase, investigate, scout, hunt
A homophone for search is "serge."
search, look for
"You sought" is the past tense of the verb "seek," which means to look for, search for, or try to obtain something. It indicates that someone was in the process of searching for or trying to find something in the past.
To go in search of is another way of saying seek.
What it means to seek is to look for something. Sometimes a person may seek something as part of a quest.
The opposite of search is to find. Or to not search.The opposite of search (seek) could also be "hide."
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