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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOUGH

Old English swōgan to resound; related to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svageti to sound, Latin vāgīre to lament.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUGH

sough  [saʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sough is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sough in English.

WHAT DOES SOUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sough

A sough is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine. Its ability to drain a mine depends on the bottom of the mine being higher than a neighbouring valley. If the mine sump is lower, water must be pumped up to the sough.

Definition of sough in the English dictionary

The definition of sough in the dictionary is to make a characteristic sighing sound. Other definition of sough is a soft continuous murmuring sound.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOUGH

PRESENT

Present
I sough
you sough
he/she/it soughs
we sough
you sough
they sough
Present continuous
I am soughing
you are soughing
he/she/it is soughing
we are soughing
you are soughing
they are soughing
Present perfect
I have soughed
you have soughed
he/she/it has soughed
we have soughed
you have soughed
they have soughed
Present perfect continuous
I have been soughing
you have been soughing
he/she/it has been soughing
we have been soughing
you have been soughing
they have been soughing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I soughed
you soughed
he/she/it soughed
we soughed
you soughed
they soughed
Past continuous
I was soughing
you were soughing
he/she/it was soughing
we were soughing
you were soughing
they were soughing
Past perfect
I had soughed
you had soughed
he/she/it had soughed
we had soughed
you had soughed
they had soughed
Past perfect continuous
I had been soughing
you had been soughing
he/she/it had been soughing
we had been soughing
you had been soughing
they had been soughing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sough
you will sough
he/she/it will sough
we will sough
you will sough
they will sough
Future continuous
I will be soughing
you will be soughing
he/she/it will be soughing
we will be soughing
you will be soughing
they will be soughing
Future perfect
I will have soughed
you will have soughed
he/she/it will have soughed
we will have soughed
you will have soughed
they will have soughed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been soughing
you will have been soughing
he/she/it will have been soughing
we will have been soughing
you will have been soughing
they will have been soughing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sough
you would sough
he/she/it would sough
we would sough
you would sough
they would sough
Conditional continuous
I would be soughing
you would be soughing
he/she/it would be soughing
we would be soughing
you would be soughing
they would be soughing
Conditional perfect
I would have sough
you would have sough
he/she/it would have sough
we would have sough
you would have sough
they would have sough
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been soughing
you would have been soughing
he/she/it would have been soughing
we would have been soughing
you would have been soughing
they would have been soughing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sough
we let´s sough
you sough
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sough
Past participle
soughed
Present Participle
soughing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUGH

soubise
soubise sauce
soubrette
soubrettish
soubriquet
soucar
souchong
Soudan
Soudanese
souffle
sought
sought-after
souk
soukous
soul
soul food
soul mate
soul music
soul patch
soul-baring

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUGH

although
as though
borough
breakthrough
click through
click-through
cough
dough
enough
get through
go through
hough
pass-through
rough
Scarborough
the rough
thorough
though
through
tough

Synonyms and antonyms of sough in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sough» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUGH

Find out the translation of sough to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sough from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sough» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飒飒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sough
570 millions of speakers

English

sough
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदा नाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

همهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

просила представить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sough
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কচ্কচি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

murmure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rauschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sough
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바람 부는 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bai lầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முணமுணக்கும் ஒலி உண்டாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uğuldamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gemere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztolnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

просила представити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cautate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρόισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gerug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sough
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sough

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUGH»

The term «sough» is regularly used and occupies the 72.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUGH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sough» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sough» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sough

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUGH»

Discover the use of sough in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sough and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Treatise on the Law of Easements
In 1813 the defendants, being themselves proprietors of mines drained by it, extended the Meerbrook Sough, having made an agreement with the then proprietors of the Cromford Sough, and of other mines unwatered by it, and which  ...
Charles James Gale, George Cave, 1899
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The Law Journal Reports
S. Evans and the others, to indemnify them from any injury arising from the water of the smelting mill of Sir Philip Gell being diverted from the mill by the Hannage Sough, and from all damage that might happen to any of the inhabitants of Wirks-  ...
‎1839
3
The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
S. Evans and the others, to indemnify them from any injury arising from the water of the smelting mill of Sir Philip Gell being diverted from the mill by the Hannage Sough, and from all damage that might happen to any of the inhabitants of Wirks-  ...
‎1839
4
Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
... and servants,) from time to time, and at all times thereafter during the time that the said T and his heirs should continue owners and proprietors of the demesne lands of F, to sink or dig pits, or otherwise to sough and get coals, in all and every  ...
‎1825
5
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
bearing measures of the said mines having been worked to E"h. of PUas, the level of such sough called Cromford Sough ; and that - - the said Meer Brook Sough, having been driven at a much Arkwright deeper level than the Cromford Moor ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Roger Meeson, William Newland Welsby, 1840
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The Law Journal Reports
Accordingly, about the year 1700, certain persons had in part constructed a sough, or underground watercourse, called the Cromford Sough, for the purpose of draining an extensive mineral field, in the district of the wapcntake of Wirksworth, ...
Henry D. Barton, 1843
7
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
the inhabitants of Wirktworth, by reason of the water being taken away by the Hannage Sough. It also appears by an indenture of lease made on the 8th of March, 1738, by Sir Bibye Lake and others, under whom the said Richard Arkwright ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Henry Horn, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, 1840
8
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
(JAIL); Amid the melancholy sough of the dying wind, Sou-1'1 Antiquary (1816) 11:11:. Cal} $11.1. Upo' da ruit' wi' angry sough, Loud Boreas at't wis roarin', STEWART Tales (1899) 96. v.50. A far-08' souch from the woods beyond.
Joseph Wright
9
The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in ...
["157] [ '758 ] 118 yards below the place at which the Bowling Sough flows into the Bowling Beck; and from the year 1827 until the making of the reservoir in 1838, their water for the supply of their mills was obtained by the plaintiffs from the ...
Sir Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, 1905
10
Revised Reports; Being a Republication of Such Cases in the ...
Arkwright claims the reversionary interest in the sough, (and recited in the deed of 1836 hereinafter mentioned,) that those persons, forming a society and company, were in 1738 the owners of the Cromford Sough, and the composition ore to ...
Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver August Saunders, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sough is used in the context of the following news items.
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3 Arrested for Armed Robbery in Manzanita Park, 2 Suspects Sough
Five people robbed a group of three people at gunpoint in Manzanita Park Saturday night. Reno Police have arrested three suspects but two remain at large. «KTVN, Jul 15»
2
Police find John Deere backhoe sough in case, but not concrete block
Toronto police say the John Deere backhoe they were looking for in connection with a suspected murder case was found on Thursday in Niagara Falls. «CTV News, Jul 15»
3
Historic Tenafly estate in peril; buyer sough amid razing plans
TENAFLY — Following the Planning Board's approval Wednesday night of a 10-lot subdivision of the Mackay-Lowe Estate, borough officials are scrambling to ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
4
Bags of fun at annual Sough teas event
More than £1,700 was raised at Sough's annual Teas in the Park event which hundreds attend for an afternoon of fun in the sun. After morning rain cleared, ... «Pendle Today, Jul 15»
5
Witnesses sought to East Dene arson attack
POLICE are seeking witnesses to a suspected arson at an empty house in East Dene. The fire at an address in Far Lane is believed to have been started ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
6
Vehicles damaged, burglarized at Surprise school; suspects sough
SURPRISE, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) - The Surprise Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify and locate the suspects who damaged and burglarized ... «KPHO Phoenix, Jun 15»
7
UPDATE: Information sough after remains of suspect's son found in …
The Virginia State Police say they have new developments in the investigation into the human remains discovered during a traffic stop in the City of Hampton. «WMDT, Jun 15»
8
Have you seen this man? Pender County B&E, larceny suspect sought
This suspect is wanted in a breaking and entering incident last week in Pender County. (Source: Pender Co. Sheriff's Office). PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) ... «WECT-TV6, Jun 15»
9
Wow House: Sought-After Location in Rye
This 2,569-square-foot Colonial is located on Mayfield Street in Rye, and it boasts four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It was built in 1923. See more Rye real ... «Patch.com, May 15»
10
Man carrying baby steals from South Philadelphia Target
Suspect sough in South Philadelphia Target theft. WPVI. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --. Police are looking for a man, carrying a ... «6abc.com, May 15»

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