beseech
verb/bɪˈsiːtʃ/
/bɪˈsiːtʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they beseech | /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ /bɪˈsiːtʃ/ |
| he / she / it beseeches | /bɪˈsiːtʃɪz/ /bɪˈsiːtʃɪz/ |
| past simple beseeched | /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ |
| past participle beseeched | /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ /bɪˈsiːtʃt/ |
| past simple besought | /bɪˈsɔːt/ /bɪˈsɔːt/ |
| past participle besought | /bɪˈsɔːt/ /bɪˈsɔːt/ |
- beseech somebody (to do something) to ask somebody for something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much synonym implore, beg
- Let him go, I beseech you!
Word OriginMiddle English: from be- (as an intensifier) + Old English sēcan (see seek).Want to learn more?
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