verb (used with object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.
- to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- to beg eagerly for; solicit.
verb (used without object), be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.
- to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought or -seeched
- (tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
late 12c., bisecen “to beseech, beg urgently,” from be- + Middle English secen “to seek” (see seek). German cognate besuchen is merely “to visit.” Related: Besought; beseeching.