beseech
to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
to beg eagerly for; solicit.
to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
Origin of beseech
1Other words for beseech
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
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How to use beseech in a sentence
She performed little jumps, her head thrown beseechingly to the sky.
He looked again to Charley's grave face, beseechingly and timidly; but could not summon courage to break the silence.
Alone | Marion HarlandI addressed him jocularly, then commandingly, then beseechingly.
Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth Douglass"I should like to awfully," he said, and stopped, looking beseechingly at his father.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa HaverfieldTeola had come close to the fisher-girl, her pale face thrust beseechingly forward.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
Lady Bellingdown was looking beseechingly here and there, praying for some one to say something.
The Tigress | Anne Warner
British Dictionary definitions for beseech
/ (bɪˈsiːtʃ) /
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
Origin of beseech
1Derived forms of beseech
- beseecher, noun
- beseeching, adjective
- beseechingly, adverb
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