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(bɪsiːtʃ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense beseeches, present participle beseeching, past tense, past participle beseeched

verb

If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.

[literary]

She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

'Please stay and read to me, mummy' he beseeched. [VERB with quote]

Synonyms: beg, ask, petition, call upon More Synonyms of beseech

beseech in British English

(bɪˈsiːtʃ)

verbWord forms: -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched

(transitive)

to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg

Derived forms

beseecher (beˈseecher)

noun

beseeching (beˈseeching)

adjective

beseechingly (beˈseechingly)

adverb

Word origin

C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka

beseech in American English

(biˈsitʃ; bɪˈsitʃ)

verb transitiveWord forms: beˈsought or beˈseeched, beˈseeching

to ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore

to ask for earnestly; solicit eagerly; beg for

SIMILAR WORDS: beg

Derived forms

beseechingly (beˈseechingly)

adverb

Word origin

ME bisechen < OE besecan; see be- & seek

Examples of 'beseech' in a sentence
beseech

`You beseech me to come to you for ever, to run away, ask to divorce Kurt.As a mother, I put such a possibility furthest from my mind, even as you beseech fate that Nettle never be burdened with a crown.Curious how the empty eyes of dead fish can beseech a person so.

(verb) in the sense of beg

Definition

to ask earnestly

She beseeched him to take more exercise.

Synonyms

beg

I begged him to come back to England with me.

ask

We had to ask him to leave.

petition

She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.

call upon

plead with

solicit

She was soliciting a donation from a rich tycoon.

implore

`Tell me what to do!' she implored him.

entreat

They entreated the audience to stay calm.

importune (formal)

beggars importuning passers-by

adjure

supplicate

pray

They prayed for help.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adjure

Definition

to appeal earnestly to someone

Synonyms

beg,

appeal to,

pray,

invoke,

implore,

beseech,

entreat,

supplicate

in the sense of ask

We had to ask him to leave.

Synonyms

request,

apply to,

appeal to,

plead with,

demand,

urge,

sue,

pray,

beg,

petition,

crave (informal),

solicit,

implore,

enjoin,

beseech,

entreat,

supplicate

in the sense of entreat

Definition

to ask (someone) earnestly to do something

They entreated the audience to stay calm.

Synonyms

beg,

ask,

appeal to,

petition,

pray to,

conjure (formal),

request,

plead with,

exhort (formal),

implore,

enjoin,

beseech,

importune (formal),

ask earnestly,

supplicate

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beseech

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单词	beseech
释义	Trends of beseech View usage for: beseech (bɪsiːtʃ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense beseeches, present participle beseeching, past tense, past participle beseeched verb If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously. [literary] She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 'Please stay and read to me, mummy' he beseeched. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: beg, ask, petition, call upon More Synonyms of beseech beseech in British English (bɪˈsiːtʃ) verbWord forms: -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched (transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg Derived forms beseecher (beˈseecher) noun beseeching (beˈseeching) adjective beseechingly (beˈseechingly) adverb Word origin C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka beseech in American English (biˈsitʃ; bɪˈsitʃ) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈsought or beˈseeched, beˈseeching 1. to ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore 2. to ask for earnestly; solicit eagerly; beg for SIMILAR WORDS: beg Derived forms beseechingly (beˈseechingly) adverb Word origin ME bisechen < OE besecan; see be- & seek Examples of 'beseech' in a sentence beseech `You beseech me to come to you for ever, to run away, ask to divorce Kurt. Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (2002) As a mother, I put such a possibility furthest from my mind, even as you beseech fate that Nettle never be burdened with a crown. Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002) Curious how the empty eyes of dead fish can beseech a person so. Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2002) (verb) in the sense of beg Definition to ask earnestly She beseeched him to take more exercise. Synonyms beg I begged him to come back to England with me. ask We had to ask him to leave. petition She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business. call upon plead with solicit She was soliciting a donation from a rich tycoon. implore `Tell me what to do!' she implored him. entreat They entreated the audience to stay calm. importune (formal) beggars importuning passers-by adjure supplicate pray They prayed for help. Additional synonyms in the sense of adjure Definition to appeal earnestly to someone Synonyms beg, appeal to, pray, invoke, implore, beseech, entreat, supplicate in the sense of ask We had to ask him to leave. Synonyms request, apply to, appeal to, plead with, demand, urge, sue, pray, beg, petition, crave (informal), solicit, implore, enjoin, beseech, entreat, supplicate in the sense of entreat Definition to ask (someone) earnestly to do something They entreated the audience to stay calm. Synonyms beg, ask, appeal to, petition, pray to, conjure (formal), request, plead with, exhort (formal), implore, enjoin, beseech, importune (formal), ask earnestly, supplicate Nearby words of beseech berg berserk berth beseech beset besetting beside Synonyms of 'beseech' beseech Explore 'beseech' in the dictionary
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