beseech

CEFRC2

/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    ask for or request earnestly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A request.

Examples

  • I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

  • I do beseech you, hear me through.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

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

  2. To beg or request for (something).

More examples

In context

  • [W]e beſche thee, leaue vs not comfortles, but ſende to vs thine holy ghoſt to comfort vs, and exalte vs vnto thy ſame place, whither our ſauiour Chriſte is gone before: […]

  • [T]he tickets had all been given out, begged, besought long ago.

  • after what manner, I beseech you, must the mind proceed in this operation?

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Origin

verb

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.