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BESEECH (besought)

Dictionary entry overview: What does beseech mean?

• BESEECH (verb)
The verb BESEECH has 1 sense:

1. ask for or request earnestly

Familiarity information: BESEECH used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BESEECH (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Ask for or request earnestly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

adjure; beseech; entreat; conjure; bid; press

Context example:

The prophet bid all people to become good persons

Hypernyms (to "beseech" is one way to...):

plead (appeal or request earnestly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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