- the past tense and past participle of beseech
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be•sought
(bi sôt′),USA pronunciation v.
- a pt. and pp. of beseech.
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besought /bɪˈsɔːt/ vb
be•seech /bɪˈsitʃ/USA pronunciation
v., -sought /-ˈsɔt/USA pronunciation or -seeched, -seech•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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
(bi sēch′),USA pronunciation v., -sought or -seeched, -seech•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
be•seech′er, n.
be•seech′ing•ly, adv.
be•seech′ing•ness, n.
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′ing•ly, adv.
be•seech′ing•ness, n.
- 1. pray, petition, supplicate, adjure. 1. 2. entreat, importune.
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beseech /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ vb ( -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched)
- (transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
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