beseech
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beseech
- /bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -iːtʃ
Where it comes from
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.
verb beseeches · beseeching · beseeched · besought
- To beg or implore something of (a person). Moost noble crysten Quene I byseche yow as ye haue ben euer my specyal good lady and I at al tymes your true poure knyghte vnto my power and as I neuer fayled yow in ryghte nor in wrong sythen the fyrst day kynge Arthur made me knyghte that ye wylle praye for my soule yf that I here be slayne; "Most
- To beg or request for (something). [T]he tickets had all been given out, begged, besought long ago.
noun beseeches · beseek
- A request. Good madam, hear the suit that Edith urges, With such submiss beseeches; [...]
Translations
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verb to beg
| Español | rogar, implorar, suplicar, impetrar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 哀求 āiqiú, 懇求 /恳求 kěnqiú |
| Kiswahili | kuomba, kusihi |
| Português | rogar, implorar |
| Français | prier, implorer, supplier |
| Deutsch | anflehen, ersuchen, bitten |
| Italiano | supplicare, implorare |
| Ελληνικά | ικετεύω iketévo |
| Română | implora |
| Русский | умоля́ть umoljátʹ |
| العربية | تَوَسَّلَ tawassala, اِلْتَمَسَ iltamasa |
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title = {beseech},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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