No. 1,296 in Swedish

sökt

"Sökt" means "sought" or "applied" in English.

In a sentence

Jag har sökt efter boken hela dagen.
I have searched for the book all day.
In this sentence, 'sökt' is used as the past participle of the verb 'söka', meaning 'to search'. It is part of the present perfect tense.
Han har sökt flera jobb denna månad.
He has applied for several jobs this month.
Here, 'sökt' is used as the past participle of 'söka', meaning 'to apply' in the context of job applications. It is part of the present perfect tense.
Vi har sökt en lösning på problemet.
We have sought a solution to the problem.
In this sentence, 'sökt' again serves as the past participle of 'söka', meaning 'to seek'. It indicates an attempt or effort to find something.

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