Beseech

/bɪˈsiːtʃ/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; to implore.

I beseech you to reconsider your decision and think it through.

To urgently and fervently request; to appeal to.

The child beseeched his mother for a new toy.

To ask for earnestly or with a sense of urgency.

They beseeched the authorities for assistance during the crisis.

To implore someone to do something.

He beseeched his friend to join him on the trip.

To make a fervent request or plea.

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.

Begging intensely.

He was beseeching her like a puppy for a treat.