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ettersøkt

adjectiveadjektiv

wanted (by the police) · sought, searched for

EtymologyOpphav

av etter (II)after · for · according to · by og perfektum partisipp av søketo look for, to search for · to apply for · to seek from etter (II)after · for · according to · by and the past participle of søketo look for, to search for · to apply for · to seek

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

som er søkt (1)searched for etter;
etterlystto call for, to ask for (something that has failed to appear) · to put out a search for, to want (of the police)
who is being searched forsøkt (1);
wanted (by the police)etterlyst
  • en ettersøkt forbryter a wanted criminal
  • de fant den ettersøkte båten drivende på havet they found the boat they had been searching for drifting at sea
brukt som substantiv: used as a noun:
  • den ettersøkte ble sist sett i Bodø the person being sought was last seen in Bodø