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besought

American  
[bih-sawt] / bɪˈsɔt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of beseech.

besought British  
/ bɪˈsɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of beseech

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Other Word Forms

  • unbesought adjective

Example Sentences

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Wonderly pleaded guilty, and Emerson besought “compensation under state law.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Anaheim besought the court’s help but lost, and the team became just the Los Angeles Angels once more.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

As a result, JWST’s development was besought by years of delays and setbacks, causing the project’s budget to grow to nearly $10 billion.

From The Verge • Jul. 11, 2022

Determined, she took the train to Topeka and besought the state attorney general, also to no avail.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

When Cuckoo would have answered angrily to this, Wang Lung besought her and led her out, saying, “That one does not know what words mean, now.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

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