beseech
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beseech
pray, petition, beg eagerly for; implore urgently: I beseech you to forgive me.
Not to be confused with:
besiege – to crowd around; beset, pester, harass, hound: The actor was besieged by adoring fans.
be·seech
(bĭ-sēch′)tr.v. be·sought (-sôt′) or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es
1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help. See Synonyms at beg.
2. To request earnestly; beg for: "She unnerved him by receiving him in bed, bursting into tears, and beseeching his pardon" (Leo Damrosch).
[Middle English bisechen, from Old English besēcan : be-, be- + sēcan, to seek; see seek.]
be·seech′er n.
beseech
(bɪˈsiːtʃ)vb, -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
[C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka]
beˈseecher n
beˈseeching adj
beˈseechingly adv
be•seech
(bɪˈsitʃ)v. -sought -seeched, -seech•ing. v.t.
1. to implore urgently: They besought us to go at once.
2. to beg eagerly for; solicit.
v.i. 3. to make urgent appeal.
[before 1100; Middle English bisechen, Old English besēcan. See be-, seek]
be•seech′er, n.
be•seech′ing•ly, adv.
beseech
- First meant "search for, try to obtain."See also related terms for try.
beseech
Past participle: beseeched
Gerund: beseeching
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Verb | 1. | ![]() plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
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verbTranslations
يَتَوَسَّل، يَتَضَرَّع
просяумолявам
naléhavě prosit
bønfaldetrygle
sárbæna
ļoti lūgtlūgtlūgties
naliehavo prosiť
beseech
pret, ptp <beseeched or (liter) besought> (liter)vt person → anflehen, beschwören; forgiveness → flehen um, erflehen (geh)
beseech
(biˈsiːtʃ) – past tense, past participles besought (biˈsoːt) , beˈseeched – verb to beg. Don't kill him – I beseech you!