Beseech Definition
bĭ-sēch
beseeched, beseeches, beseeching, besought
verb
beseeched, beseeches, beseeching, besought
To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore.
Beseech them for help.
American Heritage
To ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore.
Webster's New World
To request earnestly; beg for.
American Heritage
To ask for earnestly; solicit eagerly; beg for.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Origin of Beseech
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From Middle English besechen, bisechen, assibilated variants of Middle English beseken, from Old English *besēcan (“to seek or inquire about”), equivalent to be- + seek. Cognate with Dutch bezoeken (“to attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English bisechen from Old English besēcan be- be- sēcan to seek seek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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