beseech
verb /bɪˈsiːtʃ/
/bɪˈsiːtʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they beseech | /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ |
he / she / it beseeches | /bɪˈsiːtʃɪz/ /bɪˈsiːtʃɪz/ |
past simple beseeched | /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ |
past participle beseeched | /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ |
past simple besought | /bɪˈsɔːt/ /bɪˈsɔːt/ |
past participle besought | /bɪˈsɔːt/ /bɪˈsɔːt/ |
- beseech somebody (to do something) to ask somebody for something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much synonym implore, beg
- Let him go, I beseech you!
Word OriginMiddle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + Old English sēcan (see seek).