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besnier-boeck-schaumann disease, besom, besom pocket, besot, besotted, besought, bespake, bespangle, bespatter, bespeak, bespeckle
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un·be·sought, adjectiveDefinition for besought (2 of 2)
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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British Dictionary definitions for besought (2 of 2)
beseech
/ (bɪˈsiːtʃ) /
verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
Derived Forms
beseecher, nounbeseeching, adjectivebeseechingly, adverbWord Origin for beseech
C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka
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