Meaning & Definition of word "Beseech"

Beseech

/bɪˈsiːtʃ/

1. To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; to implore.
- Example: I beseech you to reconsider your decision and think it through.
2. To urgently and fervently request; to appeal to.
- Example: The child beseeched his mother for a new toy.
3. To ask for earnestly or with a sense of urgency.
- Example: They beseeched the authorities for assistance during the crisis.
4. To implore someone to do something.
- Example: He beseeched his friend to join him on the trip.
5. To make a fervent request or plea.
- Example: As she was leaving, she turned back and beseeched him to stay.

Middle English besichen, from Old English besēcan, meaning to seek or ask.

beseech someone:

To urgently request someone to do something.

beseech for help:

To earnestly ask for assistance.

beseech mercy:

To plead for forgiveness or compassion.

entreat:

To try very hard to persuade someone to do something.

implore:

To call upon in supplication; to plead or beg.

Meaning: Begging intensely.

Example Sentence: He was beseeching her like a puppy for a treat.