"soughtst" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} soughtst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past indicative of seek Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Form of: seek Synonyms: soughtest, sought'st
    Sense id: en-soughtst-en-verb-rW6HsTvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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