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beseech
[bih-seech]
verb (used with object)
besought, beseeched, beseeching.
verb (used without object)
besought, beseeched, beseeching.
to make urgent appeal.
Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
beseech
/ bɪˈsiːtʃ /
verb
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
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Other Word Forms
- beseecher noun
- beseechingly adverb
- beseechingness noun
- unbeseeching adjective
- unbeseechingly adverb
- beseeching adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beseech1
C12: see be- , seek ; related to Old Frisian besēka
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Example Sentences
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"I really beseech the court to allow this trial to continue," he added.
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Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.
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Business and union leaders joined in publicly and privately, beseeching him not to go down this idiotic road.
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The activists, from the Sunrise Movement, were there Sept. 23 to beseech Harris to stop promoting the extraction of fossil fuels.
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I also besought Michael Harrison for his insights.
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