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beseech

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈsiːtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈsitʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi sēch′)

Inflections of 'beseech' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
beseeches
v 3rd person singular
beseeching
v pres p
beseeched
v past
besought
v past (Formal or literary)
beseeched
v past p
besought
v past p (Formal or literary)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•seech /bɪˈsitʃ/USA pronunciation   v., -sought /-ˈsɔt/USA pronunciation  or -seeched, -seech•ing. 
  1. to beg or ask for strongly or urgently;
    implore;
    appeal: [~ + object]:I beseech you, let my people go![~ + object + to + verb]They besought us to leave at once.
be•seech•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•seech  (bi sēch′),USA pronunciation v., -sought or -seeched, -seech•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to implore urgently:They besought him to go at once.
  2. to beg eagerly for;
    solicit.

v.i. 
  1. to make urgent appeal:Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
  • Middle English bisechen, Old English besēcan. See be-, seek bef. 1100
be•seech′er, n. 
be•seech′ing•ly, adv. 
be•seech′ing•ness, n. 
    1. pray, petition, supplicate, adjure. 1. 2. entreat, importune.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beseech /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ vb ( -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched)
  1. (transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
Etymology: 12th Century: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka
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