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
To beseech is to ask for something earnestly or desperately.
An example of beseech is how you might ask your boss for a promotion at work.
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noun

(archaic) A request.

Wiktionary

Origin of Beseech

  • 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

  • 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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