BESEECH


Meaning of BESEECH in English

/ bɪˈsiːtʃ; NAmE / verb

( be·sought , be·sought / bɪˈsɔːt; NAmE /) or ( be·seeched , be·seeched ) ( formal ) to ask sb for sth in an anxious way because you want or need it very much

SYN implore , beg :

[ vn ]

Let him go, I beseech you!

[also vn to inf , v ]

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from be- (as an intensifier) + Old English sēcan (see seek ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.