beseech

[ bih-seech ]

/ bɪˈsitʃ /

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verb (used with object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.

to beg eagerly for; solicit.

verb (used without object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.

Origin of beseech

before 1100; Middle English bisechen, Old English besēcan. See be-, seek

SYNONYMS FOR beseech

1 pray, petition, supplicate, adjure.

1, 2 entreat, importune.

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OTHER WORDS FROM beseech

be·seech·er, noun be·seech·ing·ly, adverb be·seech·ing·ness, noun un·be·seech·ing, adjective

un·be·seech·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby beseech

besague, besant, besançon, bescreen, bescribble, beseech, beseem, beseleel, beset, besetting, beshow

Example sentences from the Web for beseeched

He wrote letters, made phone calls, and beseeched every major pharmaceutical company—not a single one was interested.

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In the final days of the race, Romney beseeched supporters to engage in a kind of hand-to-hand combat.

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There, lying well-nigh dead upon the sand, he beseeched us to proceed with our work.

The Golden Galleon |Robert Leighton
I did indeed propose it; but I ought to have begged, entreated, beseeched it.

Bride of Lammermoor |Sir Walter Scott

"Barbara," he beseeched her brokenly, the moment her cheek touched his.

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I beseeched her to compose herself, for that I might possibly be capable of assisting them.

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No penitent, no prisoner, no saint, no sinner ever beseeched guidance and assistance with a more contrite heart.

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British Dictionary definitions for beseeched

beseech

/ (bɪˈsiːtʃ) /

verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched

(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg

Derived forms of beseech

beseecher, noun beseeching, adjective beseechingly, adverb

Word Origin for beseech

C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka

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beseech

verb (used with object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

verb (used without object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

Origin of beseech

SYNONYMS FOR beseech

OTHER WORDS FROM beseech

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British Dictionary definitions for beseeched

verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched

Derived forms of beseech

Word Origin for beseech

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

beseech

verb (used with object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

verb (used without object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.

Origin of beseech

SYNONYMS FOR beseech

OTHER WORDS FROM beseech

Words nearby beseech

Words related to beseeched

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verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched

Derived forms of beseech

Word Origin for beseech

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