beseech

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (to seek or inquire about). 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).

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Verb

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beseech (third-person singular simple present beseeches, present participle beseeching, simple past and past participle beseeched or besought) (transitive)

  1. To beg or implore something of (a person).
  2. To beg or request for (something).

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Noun

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beseech (plural beseeches)

  1. (archaic) A request.

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