'Sought' in the Bible

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such reports?" And he sought for an opportunity of seeing Jesus.

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to secure the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no opportunity for undoing what he had done, though he sought the blessing earnestly with tears.