sought after

Related to sought after: much sought after

seek after

To endeavor to locate or obtain someone or something. Often used in passive constructions. The political party has sought after control of parliament for years. We've been seeking after a new HR manager, but none of the candidates have been a good fit so far. The new toy is expected to be heavily sought after this holiday season.

sought after

In demand; very popular with or desired by a lot of people. To the surprise of some, the product has been greatly sought after since it was first released. Retailers have struggled to maintain stock of the sought after toy. Now that the property market has begun to boom, construction workers are much sought after once again.

*much sought after

Cliché wanted or desired very much. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) This kind of crystal is much sought after. It's very rare. Sally is a great singer. She's much sought after.

sought after

Also, much sought after. Very popular, in demand, as in He was much sought after as a throat specialist, particularly by singers. This expression uses the past participle of seek in the sense of "desired" or "searched for." [Late 1800s]

词组	sought after
释义	sought after Related to sought after: much sought after seek after To endeavor to locate or obtain someone or something. Often used in passive constructions. The political party has sought after control of parliament for years. We've been seeking after a new HR manager, but none of the candidates have been a good fit so far. The new toy is expected to be heavily sought after this holiday season. See also: after, seek sought after In demand; very popular with or desired by a lot of people. To the surprise of some, the product has been greatly sought after since it was first released. Retailers have struggled to maintain stock of the sought after toy. Now that the property market has begun to boom, construction workers are much sought after once again. See also: after, sought Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. much sought after Cliché* wanted or desired very much. (Typically: be ~; become ~.) This kind of crystal is much sought after. It's very rare. Sally is a great singer. She's much sought after. See also: after, much, sought McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. sought after Also, much sought after. Very popular, in demand, as in He was much sought after as a throat specialist, particularly by singers. This expression uses the past participle of seek* in the sense of "desired" or "searched for." [Late 1800s] See also: after, sought The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: perceive perceive (someone or something) as (something) perceive as preclude preclude (someone or something) from (something) preclude from starve (someone or something) of (something) starve of sandwich (someone or something) between (someone or something else) sandwich between
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