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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RELATED WORDS
implore, sue, invoke, pray, importune, entreat, crave, solicit, plead, ask, supplicate, appeal, adjure, petition
Nearby words
- besant, annie,
- besant, sir walter,
- besançon,
- bescreen,
- bescribble,
- beseeching,
- beseem,
- beseeming,
- beseleel,
- beset
Origin of beseech
SYNONYMS FOR beseech
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beseech
/ (bɪˈsiːtʃ) /
verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
Word Origin for beseech
C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka
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beseech
late 12c., bisecen "to beseech, beg urgently," from be- + Middle English secen "to seek" (see seek). German cognate besuchen is merely "to visit." Related: Besought; beseeching.
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