beseech
To beg or implore something ofTo beg or implore something of (a person).
» They beseeched us to come.
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2 senses(formal, transitive)To beg or implore something of (a person).
(formal, transitive)To beg or request for (something).
anflehen, ersuchen, bitten
умоля́тьumoljátʹ
ask for or request earnestly
Examples
17 sentencesThey beseeched us to come.
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
I besought him to help me.
He besought her to favor him.
He besought me to defend him.
ruОн умолял меня защитить его. — carlosalberto
deEr flehte mich an, ihn zu verteidigen. — carlosalberto
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inFrom 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
beseeches, beseeching, beseeched, beseechedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.