Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)A request.

Examples

17 sentences

  1. They beseeched us to come.

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  2. I do beseech you, hear me through.

    Благаю тебе, вислухай мене до кінця. — deniko

    ruПрошу вас покорно, выслушайте меня целиком. — Ooneykcall

    deIch flehe dich an, lass mich ausreden. — cost

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  3. I besought him to help me.

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  4. He besought her to favor him.

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  5. He besought me to defend him.

    ruОн умолял меня защитить его. — carlosalberto

    deEr flehte mich an, ihn zu verteidigen. — carlosalberto

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Origin

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or in

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.

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Forms

plural: beseeches

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
berserkberthbesetbesideA1besidesB1

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