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I know the Hall of Fame is the more sought-after thing. But I'm getting a bigger charge out of my uniform number being put away. Everything I worked hard for and wished for came true.
Hal Newhouser

Meaning of "sought-after" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUGHT-AFTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUGHT-AFTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sought-After is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOUGHT-AFTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sought-after in the English dictionary

The definition of sought-after in the dictionary is in demand; wanted.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUGHT-AFTER

soubrette
soubrettish
soubriquet
soucar
souchong
Soudan
Soudanese
souffle
sough
sought
souk
soukous
soul
soul food
soul mate
soul music
soul patch
soul-baring
soul-destroying
soul-like

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUGHT-AFTER

after
and they all lived happily ever after
ask after
crafter
drafter
fore-and-after
grafter
hereafter
hereinafter
lofter
look after
looked-after
make after
point after
rafter
run after
shafter
the hereafter
the morning after
thereafter
whereafter

Synonyms and antonyms of sought-after in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOUGHT-AFTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sought-after» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sought-after

Translation of «sought-after» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUGHT-AFTER

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

Translator English - Chinese

受青睐的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

codiciado
570 millions of speakers

English

sought-after
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मांग के बाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رواجا بعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

востребованных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desejado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাওয়া-পরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convoité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dicari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begehrt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

需要の多い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

많은 사람들이 갖고 싶어 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sought-sawise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sau khi tìm kiếm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேண்டப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागणी-नंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok rağbette
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poszukiwane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затребуваних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căutate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιζήτητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesogte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eftertraktade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ettertraktede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sought-after

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUGHT-AFTER»

The term «sought-after» is very widely used and occupies the 18.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUGHT-AFTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sought-after» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sought-after» 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 sought-after

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3 QUOTES WITH «SOUGHT-AFTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sought-after.
1
Bobby Flay
Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they're not intimidated by them. If I'm doing 'Boy Meets Grill,' and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.
2
Angie Harmon
Cancer affects everyone, and it's up to all of us to support the important research that can one day make a much sought-after cure a reality.
3
Hal Newhouser
I know the Hall of Fame is the more sought-after thing. But I'm getting a bigger charge out of my uniform number being put away. Everything I worked hard for and wished for came true.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUGHT-AFTER»

Discover the use of sought-after in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sought-after and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Virtual Assistant - the Series: Become a Highly Successful, ...
Ennen and Poelker set the stage for starting, operating, and growing a successful, profitable virtual assistant business by covering all the nuts and bolts, including financial planning, pricing services, billing, and setting up business.
Diana Ennen, Kelly Poelker, 2004
2
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
Ac sought not to the Lord, 17: 3. sought not unto Baalim ; 4. But sought to the ( Lord) God of his 22: 9. who sought the Lord with all 24: ti. Why hast thou not required 25: 15. Why hast thou sought after 20. because they sought after the gods Ps.
George V. Wigram, 1890
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Wisdom, Law, and Virtue: Essays in Thomistic Ethics
objection is as follows : ''It seems that the beatitude of man might consist in pleasure: for beatitude, since it is the ultimate goal, is not sought after because of something else, but other things because of it. This, however, belongs most of all to ...
Lawrence Dewan, 2008
4
Instructional Regulation and Control: Cybernetics, ...
To do so he begins to perform actions directed toward outer objects which, frequently according to some vague suppositions, might have some relation to those which are being sought after (in some cases, when there are not even vague ...
Lev Nakhmanovich Landa, 1976
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The Methodist Magazine
Is not this interpretation more congruous to the analogy of faith, than to suppose the prophet meant to teach us that God is found by those who never sought after him? We find active verbs used in the same sense in the NewTestament. John xv.
‎1821
6
Ebony
Hollywood's Most Sought-After Man In Tinsel Town/ Reuben Cannon is turning the unknowns into well-knowns REUBEN Cannon is nervous. He never once tugs at the knot of his tie or fingers the cuff of his elegantly cut, off- white sports jacket, ...
7
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old ...
... unto Baalim ; 4. But sought to the (Lord) God of his 22: 9. who sought the Lord with all 24: 6. Why hast thou not required 25: 15. Why hast thou sought after 20. because they sought after the gods Ps. 34 77 Lord 78:34. then they sought him ...
George Vicesimus Wigram, 1860
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NPNF1-08. St. Augustine: Exposition on the Book of Psalms
Who are they that sought after His soul in the wrong way? Even those who “ prepared violence against Him,” and crucified Him. 18. He goes on: “Those who sought after My faults had spoken vanity.” What is, “sought after My faults”?
Philip Schaff
9
Obsessed: Set in Present Day Idaho, the Handsome and Most ...
This story is set in present day Idaho.
Jacalyn E. Bradley, 2013
10
Computer Science Programming Basics in Ruby
o In line 5, we initialize the sought-after value. Clearly the user would be prompted with some nice box to fill in, but we do not want to get distracted with user-interface issues. Ultimately the user fills in the nice box, pulls down a value list, ...
Ophir Frieder, Gideon Frieder, David Grossman, 2013

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUGHT-AFTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sought-after is used in the context of the following news items.
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MPs vote on sought-after select committee posts
Keith Vaz is facing a challenge for his chairmanship of the home affairs select committee. Photograph: Bruce Adams/Associated Newspapers/Rex. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
The 17 most sought-after beers in America
Drinking craft beer has become more than just a hobby — it's a conquest, especially when it comes to limited-edition beers that can be as scarce (and as ... «Business Insider, May 15»
3
Become a Sought-After One-of-a-Kind Expert
Yet if you discover how to make that knowledge understandable and valuable to people or organizations in a new niche, you can become sought-after. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
17 Of The Most Sought-After Craft Beers In America, And How To …
Here are 17 of the most sought after beers in America -- and how you can find them yourself. One final note: Some of the explanations mention that the beer in ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
5
The Most Sought-After Bottles Of Liquor In 2014
Pappy Van Winkle's reserve bourbon tops the list – it has been the most sought-after whiskey for years – but each bottle is unique and awesome. Give it a read. «Business Insider, Jan 15»
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The Secret to Staying Sought-After
That's a signal to savvy, caring people who want to stay sought-after. Learn exactly how to listen sooner, deeper and longer instead of talking at others, as some ... «Forbes, Aug 12»

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