beseech
verb (used with object)
to implore urgently.
are beseeching
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present progressiveof beseech.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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U.N. agencies and aid groups are beseeching Israel to permit emergency deliveries of fuel and other supplies into the Gaza Strip.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Some American Jewish leaders, including Israel Policy Forum head Susie Gelman, are beseeching others to take a stand.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
Some are beseeching their colleagues to listen to what the demonstrators have to say.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2020
As reconstruction grinds on, Mr. Nipit and his colleagues are beseeching foreign factory managers for patience.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2012
Tell me, do you know what the countess, for whose pardon you are beseeching me, has done?
From Henry VIII and His Court by Henry Niles Pierce
