'Sought' in the Bible

Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;