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beseech

[ bih-seech ]

verb (used with object)

besought or beseeched, beseeching.
  1. to implore urgently:

    They besought him to go at once.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to beg eagerly for; solicit.

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verb (used without object)

besought or beseeched, beseeching.
  1. to make urgent appeal:

    Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.

beseech

/ ɪˈːʃ /

verb

  1. tr to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳󾱲Բ, adverb
  • ˈ𳦳, noun
  • ˈ𳦳󾱲Բ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·𳦳İ noun
  • ·𳦳iԲ· adverb
  • ·𳦳iԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲb·𳦳iԲ adjective
  • un·𳦳iԲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of beseech1

before 1100; Middle English bisechen, Old English ŧ. See be-, seek
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of beseech1

C12: see be- , seek ; related to Old Frisian ŧ첹
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Business and union leaders joined in publicly and privately, beseeching him not to go down this idiotic road.

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The activists, from the Sunrise Movement, were there Sept. 23 to beseech Harris to stop promoting the extraction of fossil fuels.

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I also besought Michael Harrison for his insights.

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In Trump's infamous phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, he beseeched him to "find" enough votes to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Tormented by spiritual agony and the systemic lupus that would kill her at 39, O’Connor, a lifelong Catholic, beseeches him: “I long for grace,” she cries.

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