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beseech
To beseech is to ask for something earnestly or desperately.
(verb)An example of beseech is how you might ask your boss for a promotion at work.
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See beseech in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb besought or beseeched, beseeching
- to ask (someone) earnestly; entreat; implore
- to ask for earnestly; solicit eagerly; beg for
Origin: ME bisechen < OE besecan; see be- & seek
Related Forms:
- beseechingly adverb
See beseech in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb be·sought (-sôtˈ) or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es
- To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help.
- To request earnestly; beg for: beseech help. See Synonyms at beg.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bisechen
Origin: , from Old English besēcan
Origin: : be-, be-
Origin: + sēcan, to seek; see seek
.Related Forms:
- be·seechˈer noun
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