beseech
[ bih-seech ]
/ bɪˈsitʃ /
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.
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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, adverbWord Origin for beseech
C12: see
be-,
seek; related to Old Frisian
besēka