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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈsɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈsɔt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi sôt′)

From the verb beseech: (⇒ conjugate)
besought is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past (Formal or literary); v past p (Formal or literary)

be•sought /bɪˈsɔt/USA pronunciation v.

a pt. and pp. of beseech.

be•sought (bi sôt′),USA pronunciation v.

a pt. and pp. of beseech.

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besought /bɪˈsɔːt/ vb

the past tense and past participle of beseech

be•seech /bɪˈsitʃ/USA pronunciation v., -sought /-ˈsɔt/USA pronunciation or -seeched, -seech•ing.

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]

be•seech (bi sēch′),USA pronunciation v., -sought or -seeched, -seech•ing.
v.t.

to implore urgently:They besought him to go at once.
to beg eagerly for;
solicit.

v.i.

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.

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beseech /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ vb ( -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched)

(transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg

Etymology: 12th Century: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka

'besought' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

beseech - unbesought

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