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be·seech
 beseech
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- pronunciation:
- b
sich
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
beseeches, beseeching, beseeched, besought |
| definition 1: |
to request urgently; implore.
I beseech your help.- synonyms:
- entreat, implore, invoke, pray
- similar words:
- ask, beg, crave, importune, petition, request, seek, solicit, supplicate
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| definition 2: |
to address (someone) with an urgent request.
Help me, I beseech you!He beseeched his daughter to stay where she was and not try to drive home in the storm.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The boy's mother beseeched him not to enlist.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- adjure, beg, entreat, implore
- similar words:
- address, ask, petition, request, supplicate
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| related words: |
cry, pray, urge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make an urgent request or appeal.
- synonyms:
- appeal, entreat, implore, plead, sue
- similar words:
- ask, beg, demand, importune, petition, press, supplicate
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| related words: |
appeal, pray, wish |
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| derivations: |
beseechingly (adv.), beseecher (n.) |
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